Polychrome Acoma Pueblo Jar [SOLD]

Lolita Concho was born circa 1910 at Acoma Pueblo. She spent her life at the pueblo making pottery for collectors and museums. She was an outstanding potter and one of the few who could make large jars. We commissioned her to make large jars like the ones in R. C. Gorman's lithographs “Water Carrier” and “Acoma” in the early 1980s. The results were breathtaking. She was a prize-winning potter who found time to teach the techniques of pottery making to her daughter-in-law, Dorothy Torivio.

This magnificent jar has walls that are super thin and consistent throughout. The three color paint design was applied flawlessly. The jar is signed L. Concho 9-82 and is in original excellent condition.

Provenance: ex. coll. Albuquerque family.