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Legoria Tafoya Blackware Bowl

Currency:USD Category:American Indian Art / Art - Ceramics Start Price:600.00 USD Estimated At:1,200.00 - 2,500.00 USD
Legoria Tafoya Blackware Bowl
SOLD
225.00USD+ (54.00) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2017 Oct 20 @ 13:32UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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Legoria Tafoya carved blackware bowl, 5.5" h x 6.25" diameter. Legoria Tafoya (1911-1984) was a sister of Pablita Velarde and therefore was almost solely represented in the sale of her pottery by The Enchanted Mesa Indian Arts, located on Route 66 at the east end of Albuquerque, for most of her career. She was an outstanding potter and mostly made small animal figurines, candlesticks, and carved blackware jars and bowls. "Legoria was one of the first Santa Clara Pueblo artists to have a brochure with her personal biographical statement. The document states in part: 'Along with many other children of the Rio Grande Pueblos, Legoria attended St. Catherine's Indian School at Santa Fe...Married quite young to Pasqual Tafoya, Legoria was soon very busy with a family of her own. Marriage, children, and the resultant responsibilities prompted Legoria to become interested in making pottery to sell to supplement the family income. At her first exhibit in 1940 she won a blue ribbon for a plain polished bowl. This was at the Indian Market at Santa Fe...Legoria received many awards for pottery making.







City: Santa Clara Pueblo State: New Mexico Date: HWAC# 52167