Sara Fina Tafoya Explained

Sara Fina Gutiérrez Tafoya
Native Name:Autumn Leaf
Death Place:New Mexico, US
Nationality:Tewa, Santa Clara Pueblo, American
Spouse:José Geronimo Tafoya, "White Flower"
Mother:Filomena Cajete Gutiérrez

Sara Fina Gutiérrez Tafoya (1863-1949)[1] [2] (sometimes spelled Serefina Tafoya and Serafina Tafoya) was a Tewa matriarch potter from Kha'po Owingeh (in Tewa: [xɑ̀ʔp’òː ʔówîŋgè]), New Mexico.

Tafoya is known for her minimally-adorned blackware and black-on-black ware, frequently marked with the imprint of a bear claw motif.[3] She has been referred to as "undoubtedly the outstanding Tewa potter of her time."[4] The Tafoya family lineage of Puebloan potters "goes as far back as records exist."[5] Tafoya's work consisted primarily of large-scale vessels that were marked with concave and convex impressions and carved designs.[6] [7]

Personal life

Tafoya married Geronimo Tafoya with whom she had eight children. Many of her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and extended family became well-known potters including Margaret Tafoya, LuAnn Tafoya, Tammy Garcia, Nathan Youngblood and others.

Collections

Her work is included in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Denver Art Museum,[8] the Mount Hoyoke College Art Museum,[9] the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art,[10] among other private and public collections.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Blair . Mary Ellen . Blair . Laurence . Margaret Tafoya: A Tewa Potter's Heritage and Legacy . 1986 . Schiffer Publishing . West Chester, Pennsylvania . 0-88740-080-9.
  2. Web site: Sara Fina Tafoya . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210522193832/https://www.artic.edu/artists/105041/sara-fina-tafoya . 22 May 2021 . 22 May 2021 . . 1863 .
  3. News: McLister . Iris . 18 August 2017 . Immortal coils: 'Spoken Through Clay' celebrates Native pottery . Pasatiempo . . live . 22 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210522193834/https://www.santafenewmexican.com/pasatiempo/art/immortal-coils-spoken-through-clay-celebrates-native-pottery/article_d0d46c01-9958-5474-bc70-927b83419d37.html . 22 May 2021.
  4. News: Martin . Douglas . 5 March 2001 . Margaret Tafoya, 96, Pueblo Potter Whose Work Found a Global Audience . B.6 . . live . subscription . 22 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220815163005/https://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/05/arts/margaret-tafoya-96-pueblo-potter-whose-work-found-a-global-audience.html . 15 August 2022.
  5. Web site: National Heritage Fellowships - Margaret Tafoya . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211020063058/https://www.arts.gov/honors/heritage/margaret-tafoya . 20 October 2021 . 22 May 2021 . .
  6. Web site: 5 November 2020 . Kin and Kiln: Tafoya Black-on-Black Ware . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220629070349/https://www.bowers.org/index.php/collection/collection-blog/kin-and-kiln-tafoya-black-on-black-ware . 29 June 2022 . 22 May 2021 . .
  7. Web site: King . Charles S. . 10 August 2019 . Signed, 'Serafina': The Signed Pottery of SaraFina Tafoya . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230113202128/https://kinggalleries.com/signed-sara-fina/ . 13 January 2023 . 21 February 2023 . King Galleries.
  8. Web site: Jar, about 1900 - Artist: Sara Fina Tafoya . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210522193833/https://www.denverartmuseum.org/en/object/1929.115 . 22 May 2021 . 22 May 2021 . .
  9. Web site: Double Shoulder Jar . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220812030542/https://artmuseum.mtholyoke.edu/object/double-shoulder-jar . 12 August 2022 . 22 May 2021 . . 14 August 2015 .
  10. Web site: Serafina Tafoya . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210522193832/https://art.nelson-atkins.org/people/7827/serafina-tafoya;jsessionid=DE415559ACEAFAC807AACA6E74FC6A70 . 22 May 2021 . 22 May 2021 . .

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