Dunlap, Carlos – Brown Jar with Feather Design (1970s)
$ 400.00
Carlos Dunlap was a son of Carmelita Dunlap and a grandson of Juanita Montoya Vigil, the youngest sister of Maria Martinez. He was a brother to Jeannie Dunlap, Cynthia Dunlap, Linda Dunlap, and Martha Appleaf Fender. This jar is a classic feather design but the brown firing is his famous coloration. The jar is fully polished and painted with a feather pattern and clouds. It was fired a dark brown coloration. It is in very good condition with o chips, cracks, restoration or repair. It is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Carlos Sunrise Dunlap”.
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Carlos Dunlap was a son of Carmelita Dunlap and a grandson of Juanita Montoya Vigil, the youngest sister of Maria Martinez. He was a brother to Jeannie Dunlap, Cynthia Dunlap, Linda Dunlap, and Martha Appleaf Fender. This jar is a classic feather design but the brown firing is his famous coloration. The jar is fully polished and painted with a feather pattern and clouds. It was fired a dark brown coloration. It is in very good condition with o chips, cracks, restoration or repair. It is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Carlos Sunrise Dunlap”.
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Dunlap, Carlos (1958 - 1981)
Carlos Dunlap was a son of Carmelita Dunlap. He was a brother to Jeannie Dunlap, Cynthia Dunlap, Linda Dunlap, and Martha Appleaf Fender. Carmelita was a daughter of Juanita Vigil, the youngest sister of Maria Martinez. Carlos learned to make pottery from his mother. He created very large vessels in colorations that ranged from black to polychrome and a distinctive brown. However, it was his painting which remains so spectacular as it was very open and varied in style.