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Portraits of Clay: Potters of Mata Ortiz

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Portraits of Clay: Potters of Mata Ortíz - Smith, Sandra S
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Not long ago, pottery was a lost art in Chihuahua, Mexico. But in the 1970s, near the ruins of Casas Grandes, an art revolution was born. Inspired by ancient pottery fragments from a tradition that had disappeared before the arrival of the first Europeans, a self-taught woodcutter-turned-artist reinvented an entire ceramic technology. Today Casas Grandes pottery, made by hand from local clays and mineral colors by a handful of artists, claims high prices and sets the standard for contemporary pottery. Photographer Sandra ...

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Portraits of Clay: Potters of Mata Ortíz 1998, University of Arizona Press

ISBN-13: 9780816518913

Univ of Arizona PR edition

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