Jar with Fine-line Design

Jar with Fine-line Design

after 1950

Lucy Martin Lewis

(Acoma Pueblo, about 1900–1992)

Ceramic, slip

Overall: 11.8 x 15.8 cm (4 5/8 x 6 1/4 in.)

Gift of Frances and David Dickenson in memory of Sarah Dickenson and Jeffrey Cudlip 2003.345

Description

Lucy Martin Lewis may be the most acclaimed potter in Acoma Pueblo’s history, famed in part for her masterful fine-line painting. Her designsare often inspired takes on geometric and other motifs she found on ancient Mimbres and Ancestral Pueblo pottery.

See also

Contact us

The information about this object, including provenance, may not be currently accurate. If you notice a mistake or have additional information about this object, please email collectionsdata@clevelandart.org.

To request more information about this object, study images, or bibliography, contact the Ingalls Library Reference Desk.

All images and data available through Open Access can be downloaded for free. For images not available through Open Access, a detail image, or any image with a color bar, request a digital file from Image Services.