Artist Media Series
Living Artists
Historic
$ 18,000.00
This is undoubtedly one of the fascinating pieces in the entire book, “Born of Fire”. It was made by Margaret and polished by her mother, SaraFina Tafoya. It was shown to Margaret in 1994 and there is a Polaroid of her holding the jar (and she signed the Polaroid and dated it, along with signing a description of it on Toni Roller’s invoice). The jar is distinctive in that it has a double shoulder and bear paws. On the bottom of the piece has the indented bottom which is typical of SaraFina’s pottery and then later Margaret’s in the 1960s. As well note the shape of the bear paw on the neck of the jar. The long fingers are SaraFina’s while Margaret’s bear paw was more round. It is definitely a fascinating piece of history. The jar is featured in the Born of Fire book on pages 42 and 48. It is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair. Simply an amazing piece of history with exceptional provenance.
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This is undoubtedly one of the fascinating pieces in the entire Born of Fire book. It was made by Margaret and polished by her mother, SaraFina Tafoya. It was shown to Margaret in 1994 and there is a Polaroid of her holding the jar (and she signed the Polaroid and dated it). The jar is distinctive in that it has a double shoulder and the bear paws. On the bottom of the piece has the indented bottom which is typical of SaraFina’s pottery and then later Margaret’s in the 1960’s. As well note the shape of the bear paw on the neck of the jar. The long fingers are SaraFina’s while Margaret’s bear paw was more round. It is definitely a fascinating piece of history. The last photo is one of the jar with the actual Polaroid of Margaret. The jar is featured in the Born of Fire book on pages 42 and 48. It is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair. Simply an amazing piece of history!
Artist Media Series
Living Artists
The book, "Born of Fire," follows her life and art over many decades. It is also the only book to identify her pottery by the decade produced using the variations in her signature. This book is the first complete biography of Margaret Tafoya's life. It is divided into decades, giving the reader a deeper understanding of her life and pottery over nearly 100 years. There are new biographies on Virginia Ebelacker, Richard Ebelacker, Lee Tafoya, Linda Tafoya, Jennie Trammel, Mela Youngblood, Nathan Youngblood, Nancy Youngblood, Toni Roller, Jeff Roller, LuAnn Tafoya, Daryl Whitegeese, Mary Ester Archuleta, and Shirley Tafoya. The photography of the pottery in this book is exceptional. Throughout the book, personal narratives by family members and family photographs create a wonderful sense of her humanity and artistic accomplishments.