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| Title: | Born of Fire
: The Life & Pottery of Margaret Tafoya |
| Author: | Charles S King |
| ISBN: | 0890135096 : 9780890135099 |
| Illustrations: | colour photos` |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Size: | 245x285mm |
| Pages: | 160 |
| Weight: | 1.186 Kg. |
| Published: | Museum of New Mexico Press - June 2008 |
| List Price: | 29.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | Ceramic arts; pottery; glass |
Regarded as one of the great masters of Pueblo ceramics, Margaret Tafoya (1904-2001) is known for her trademark large black polished ceramics, decoraded with traditional imagery of rain clouds, water serpents, bear paws, and other symbols. An award-winning artist, she was recipient of the Lifetime Acheivement Award from the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts, and a National Heritage Fellowship.
Preface; Growing Up the Pueblo Way: 1904-1924; Family Life: 1925-1949; The Transitional Years: 1950-1969; Reaching the Zenith: 1970-1990; Artistry, Faith, and Determination: 1991-2004; The Tradition Continues; Index.
