AMERICAN INDIAN ART MAGAZINE Autumn 2003 [SOLD]

American Indian Art Magazine - Autumn 2003

Mary G. Hamilton, Publisher

ARTICLES OF INTEREST

REYES GALVAN: A MASTER ZIA POTTER

by Dwight P. Lanmon and Francis H. Harlow

Summarizes the authors’ research in retracing the life of Zia potter Reyes Galvan, identifying the stylistic evolution of her pottery and differentiating her work from that of other contemporaneous Zia potters.

A STIRRING STORY: NAVAJO AND PUEBLO SPOONS

by Cindra Kline

Written in conjunction with the first exhibition devoted to Navajo and Pueblo silverware.  A Stirring Story: Navajo and Pueblo Spoons, on display at the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, Santa Fe, New Mexico, presents four hundred pieces, in a variety of forms, from the late nineteenth through early twentieth centuries.

THE PEARSALL COLLECTION OF AMERICAN INDIAN ART: FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY SELECTIONS

by Sandra Starr

The Pearsall Collection of American Indian Art: Fortieth Anniversary Selection, on display at the Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, showcases 240 objects, from four geographical areas, collected by Leigh Morgan Pearsall

WOOL YARNS IN LATE CLASSIC NAVAJO BLANKETS

by Ann Lane Hedlund

Drawing on Navajo blankets in the Textile Museum in Washington, D,C. this article focuses on the handspun, raveled and commercial yarns found in Late Classic blankets and their utility as diagnostic features that help to reconstruct the history and dating of each textile.