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It's from the First Mesa. And it could be the work of the premier potter of the Hopi. Her name was Nampeyo." That was an exciting supposition, because Nampeyo (pronounced nam-PAY-yu), was the ...
APPRAISER: Just east of the Hopi First Mesa, there was a pueblo that had been abandoned in the 16th century, but there was a potter by the name of Nampeyo that lived in the region. She would go ...
She is none other than Nampeyo, an innovative and influential potter who was famous in her lifetime and remains one of the most well-known Native American artists to this day. Her work can be ...
Celebrating the artistic ingenuity of Nampeyo, famed Tewa-Hopi potter, the de Young museum presents an installation of 32 pots from the collections of the Fine Arts ...
"Nampeyo and the Sikyatki Revival" shows at the de Young Museum until Feb. 26, 2023. The museum is open 9:30 a.m.-5:15 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays, and general admission is $15. The first Tuesday of ...
This summer, we are asking museums and galleries to select a piece on display and give us a closer look at it. This week, Arizona State Museum’s Darlene F. Lizarraga zeroes in a piece in the ...
Nampeyo spun the clay between her hands, forming a long coil. Placing the coil on a flattened clay bottom, she wound it up and around, pressing gently as she worked so the clay rope would adhere ...
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Hopi-Tewa potter Nampeyo of Hano (circa 1859-1942) was known for her old-style Hopi ceramics and as a leader in the revival of traditional Hopi pottery styles. Andrea Fisher presents an exhibition ...