Blue Corn (1921 - 1999) San Ildefonso Pueblo Black on Black Pot

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Blue Corn (1921 - 1999) San Ildefonso Pueblo Black on Black Pot:
$229.50

Blue Corn San Ildefonso Pueblo Black on Black Pot
Painted with traditional pueblo design.
Great Condition with few rubs or scratches.
No chips or cracks.Dimensions:2 1/4\" top opening diameter
4\" x 4\" wide
2 1/2\" high
2 1/4\" flat base
Simply signed \"Blue Corn San Ildefonso Pueblo\", this is a great example of mid century pueblo artistry.Artist Bio:Crucita Gonzales Calabaza (1921-1999)
\"Blue Corn\" was born in San Ildefonso around 1923 and was encouraged by her grandmother, at an early age, to \"forget school and become a potter.\" She did attend school at the pueblo and later at the Santa Fe Indian School, however. At age 20, she married Santiago, a Kewa Pueblo (Santo Domingo) silversmith. During the 1940s, she worked at Los Alamos as a housecleaner for J. Robert Oppenheimer. Shortly after World War II, she took up pottery making and found her calling.