Jessie Garcia is one of the great names in Acoma pottery.  Between 1950 and 1970, she along with Lucy Lewis and Marie Z. Chino led the revival of Acoma pottery.  This bowl is painted with a classic combination of Acoma designs.  There are fine-line rain designs and lighting patterns extending from the rim.  From the base are mountains and there is a vertical band of lightning designs.  The result is a modernist appearance to the jar.  It was traditionally fired which gives it some color variation on the surface.  It is signed on the bottom, “Jessie Garcia”.  It is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.  It was originally purchased in 1968.

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Garcia, Jessie (1910-1999)

Jessie Garcia

Jessie Garcia was the mother of Anita Lowden and Stella Shutiva and the mother-in-law of Sarah Garcia. She was active in making pottery from the 1930s to the 1990s. Jessie Garcia is one of the great names in Acoma pottery. Between 1950 and 1970, she along with Lucy Lewis and Marie Z. Chino and Lolita Concho led the revival of Acoma pottery.  Jessie is best known for her black-on-white revival vessels and figurative pottery.