Native American, Acoma Poly Chrome, Pottery Bowl, Lucy Lewis #1196

Native American, Acoma Poly Chrome, Pottery Bowl, Lucy Lewis #1196Description:#1196 Native American, Acoma Poly Chrome, Pottery Bowl, Lucy Lewis , featuring four painted deer with heart-line, signed on base by Lucy Lewis (Acoma, 1890-1992), mid-20th centuryDimensions: height 4.5 in. x diameter 5.5 inCondition: Light surface scuffingLucy Lewis is regarded as the matriarch of Acoma pottery and alongside Maria Martinez, is one of the best known Southwestern potters. She started making pottery around the turn of the century, continuing a tradition dating back hundreds, if not thousands of years.A New York Times article published on March 26, 1992 chronicles her journey and impact. Lucy M. Lewis Dies; Self-Taught Potter, 93 Published: March 26, 1992 Lucy M. Lewis, a leading American Indian potter, died on March 12 in the hospital of the pueblo where she lived, in Acoma, N.M. Her birth date was never recorded, but she was believed to be 93 years old, her family said.She died after a long ill