The Pottery Maker

Painting
Painting
Date created
1962
Culture/People
San Ildefonso Pueblo
Artist/Maker
Gilbert Atencio (Wah Peen/Wo Peen/Gilbert Benjamin Atencio), San Ildefonso Pueblo, 1930-1995
Previous owner
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source
Scottsdale National Exhibition of Indian Arts
Collection History
Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Second Scottsdale National Exhibition of Indian Arts (Scottsdale, Arizona) in 1963; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Place
San Ildefonso Pueblo, San Ildefonso Reservation; Santa Fe County; New Mexico; USA (inferred)
See related items
San Ildefonso Pueblo
Painting/Drawing/Print
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
26/2025
Barcode
262025.000
Object Type
Painting/Drawing/Print
Title
The Pottery Maker
Object Name
Painting
Media/Materials
Paperboard, casein paint
Techniques
Painted
Dimensions
61 x 43.7 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d6f1dd69-a0bf-49b8-95ba-50b9a7e1d011
Record ID
NMAI_278132