Jar with fine line design

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© Blue Corn. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton College, Clinton, N…
Jar with fine line design
© Blue Corn. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton College, Clinton, NY. Photo by John Bentham. For educational purposes only.
Artist/Maker (Native American [San Ildefonso Pueblo], 1921 - 1999)
Datec. 1965-1999
MediumTerracotta with paint
DimensionsOverall: 8 1/8 × 14 1/4 × 14 1/4 in. (20.6 × 36.2 × 36.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Juli and Gil Towell, Class of 1950, P1983
Object number2018.3.1
On view
DescriptionBlue Corn became famous for reviving San Ildefonso polychrome ware after it had virtually disappeared after the popularity of Maria Martinez’s blackware, although she produced blackware and redware as well. She is known for her finely polished slips and experimentation with clays and color, producing cream polychrome such as this vessel.
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Provenance 2018: Hamilton College (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art), by gift of Juli Towell;
1992 - 2018: Juli Towell, by purchase from Adobe East, Millburn, NJ.
Markings Labels: small white rectangular adhesive label with "P 736" written in black ink on pot bottom; small white circular adhesive label with "92 / -3" written in black ink on pot bottom.
Signature Signed "Blue Corn" incised in pot bottom.
Inscribed "San Ildefonso / Pueblo / [illeg.]" incised in pot bottom.
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