How
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Virginia
Gutierrez is from Nambe Pueblo
and has not produced any new work since the 90s. She was an
active potter beginning in the 1970s working with polychrome
seedpots, jars and was particularly known for her plates. She
is the sister of Marie Herrera and Emiliana Gadd Vigil; sister-in-law
to Minnie Vigil, Lois Gutierrez, Thelma Talachy and Gloria
'Goldenrod' Garcia.
She exhibited regularly at the Santa Fe Indian Market and her
work is now mostly seen in collections throughout the country.
It is very rare to see her pottery for sale on the open market.
At right is a small seedpot measuring 2 inches tall by 2.5
inches wide. Your price $150 ~ Item #MP250.
SOLD
All her work was handcoiled, pit fired and hand painted with
natural pigments. Dr. Gregory Schaaf mentions Virginia and Robert
Vigil as the two prominent potters of Nambe as the tradition
has 
come
down to the few. He further states in his book "Pueblo
Indian Pottery: 750 Artist Biographies" (printed in 2000)
"Today, Nambe pottery remains rare. Few pieces have come
up for auction in the past 20 years" Her work and interviews
are in included in Stephen
Trimble's "Talking with the Clay", Dr. Gregory Schaaf's
"Pueblo Indian Pottery 750 Artist Biographies"; and
"Southwestern Pottery: Anasazi to Zuni" by Hayes &
Blom.
At left is one of
Virginia's highly coveted plates measuring 11.5 inches in diameter
and an inch high. The circumference is micaceous slip and a
small smoke cloud on the back speaks to its traditional creation
using pit firing - a very difficult process in creating a plate.
This is the Nambe equal to a Maria Martinez plate. Your
price $1,800 ~ Item MP260. Click
here for an enlargement.
These pots represent
a very rare opportunity to add work by a celebrated Nambe potter
to your collection.
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