Describes the role of pottery making in Acoma culture, recounts the lives and careers of a leading potter and her family, and presents examples of her work.
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"The first complete, intimate portrait of Lewis and her craft, a book that beautifully documents her remarkable work."
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SUSAN PETERSON is one of the foremost figures in ceramic art education in the United States. She has developed ceramic departments and taught at the Wichita Art Association School, the Chouinard Art Institute, the University of Southern California, the Idyllwild School of Music and the Arts in California, and Hunter College in New York City, where she is Professor Emerita. Her extensive television film series, Wheels, Kilns and Clay, covers all areas of ceramic technique and has been released on video. A practicing potter as well, Mrs. Peterson has seen her work placed in major museum and private collections. She is a Fellow of the American Crafts Council and a member of the International Academy of Ceramics; established the Joe L. Evins Appalachian Craft Center school and curriculum in Smithville, Tennessee; and has received the prestigeous Binns' award from the American Ceramic Society and the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, as well as the Lifetime Achievement Award from NCECA.
Her other books include The Living Tradition of Maria Martinez; Shoji Hamada: A Potter's Way and Works; The Craft and Art of Clay; Contemporary Ceramics; Working in Clay; Smashing Glazes; and Jun Kaneko.
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VERY informatvie and interesting book about Lucy Lewis,
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This review is from: Lucy M. Lewis: American Indian Potter (Paperback)
This book is easy to read and very interesting. It includes quotes from Lucy Lewis as well as from her children. The book not only discusses her pottery, but also her children's pottery. The book is full of colorful pictures showing the many of styles of pottery done by Lucy Lewis.
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Lucy Lewis was one of the great American potters and this book is a beautiful tribute to her and her family, many of whom continued in her footsteps. The photos are lush and plentiful and the stories from family are delightful. A truly terrific book.
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This is an excellent book about one of America's greatest Indian potters with wonderful photos of her work, her home and family life at Acoma Pueblo in New Mexico. I purchased the book "used", but it was in pristine condition. Great deal! Love the book!
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APPROACHING THE ACOMA MESA, miles from the highway on a dirt and gravel road, the landscape is so quiet that the stillness is almost sound. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ceremonial canteen, gourd tool, yucca brush, rainbow design, wedding vase, spike pattern, pueblo life, cow chips, deer design, more coils, seed pot, feather pattern, other pueblos, white slip, making pottery Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Mexico, Sky City, Maria Martinez, San Ildefonso, Lucy Lewis, Emma Lewis, Dolores Lewis, Andrew Lewis, Ivan Lewis, Mesa Verde, Mount Taylor, Laboratory of Anthropology, Enchanted Mesa, Laura Gilpin, Santa Fe Indian School, Chaco Canyon, Helice Vallo, Katie Noe, Kenneth Chapman, Lee Mitchell, Northwood Institute, Rio Grande, World War, Intertribal Indian Ceremonial, Mimbres Black-on-white New!
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APPROACHING THE ACOMA MESA, miles from the highway on a dirt and gravel road, the landscape is so quiet that the stillness is almost sound. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ceremonial canteen, gourd tool, yucca brush, rainbow design, wedding vase, spike pattern, pueblo life, cow chips, deer design, more coils, seed pot, feather pattern, other pueblos, white slip, making pottery Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Mexico, Sky City, Maria Martinez, San Ildefonso, Lucy Lewis, Emma Lewis, Dolores Lewis, Andrew Lewis, Ivan Lewis, Mesa Verde, Mount Taylor, Laboratory of Anthropology, Enchanted Mesa, Laura Gilpin, Santa Fe Indian School, Chaco Canyon, Helice Vallo, Katie Noe, Kenneth Chapman, Lee Mitchell, Northwood Institute, Rio Grande, World War, Intertribal Indian Ceremonial, Mimbres Black-on-white New!
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- The Keresan Bridge: A Problem in Pueblo Ethnology (London School of Economics Monographs on Social Anthropology) by Robin Fox in Back Matter
- Social Organization of the Western Pueblos by Fred Eggan in Back Matter
- The Living Tradition of Maria Martinez by Susan Peterson in Back Matter
- New Perspectives on the Pueblos (School of American Research Advanced Seminar Series) by Alfonso Ortiz in Back Matter
- Matte-Paint Pottery by Francis H. Harlow in Back Matter
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