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Hopi and Pueblo Tiles: An Illustrated History
The appealing, affordable, Native American art of "flat pots."
The Hopi people of northern Arizona and their Pueblo relatives in New Mexico are famous for their fine pottery jars, bowls, and figures. But they also have a less well-known tradition: the making of unique, handcrafted clay tiles, beginning with ancient altarpieces and progressing to one-of-a-kind contemporary art tiles prized by collectors. Recently a few Navajo potters have also started to experiment with this special form--an attractive, affordable, and highly collectible Native American art. Profusely illustrated, with a foreword by the noted anthropologist and artist Barton Wright, "Hopi and Pueblo Tiles" is the first full-length study of these charming "flat pots." 80 color & b/w photos.
The Hopi people of northern Arizona and their Pueblo relatives in New Mexico are famous for their fine pottery jars, bowls, and figures. But they also have a less well-known tradition: the making of unique, handcrafted clay tiles, beginning with ancient altarpieces and progressing to one-of-a-kind contemporary art tiles prized by collectors. Recently a few Navajo potters have also started to experiment with this special form--an attractive, affordable, and highly collectible Native American art. Profusely illustrated, with a foreword by the noted anthropologist and artist Barton Wright, "Hopi and Pueblo Tiles" is the first full-length study of these charming "flat pots." 80 color & b/w photos.
88 pages, Paperback
First published July 23, 2007
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About the author
Kim Messier
10 books36 followersKim Messier is a native of Tucson, Arizona and is the co-author, with her mother Pat Messier, of Hopi & Pueblo Tiles: An Illustrated History, Reassessing Hallmarks of Native Southwest Jewelry, and Images of America: Garden of the Gods Trading Post will be published May 27, 2019 by Arcadia Publishing. She and Pat were guest curators of the tile exhibit “Clay Squared” at Arizona State Museum, and they have given presentations on jewelry hallmarks in Tucson and Phoenix. Kim has written for the Indian Trader newspaper, and reviewed books for Publishers Weekly, Southwest BookViews and regional periodicals.
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July 6, 2020
We've both enjoyed Indian tiles for many years, and have a modest collection of them. So this was an easy buy-decision: our copy is signed by both authors.
It's a nice book -- their first, I believe, and for sure the first book just about these tiles. Which are gorgeous, and (still) relatively inexpensive. Stop by Pat's gallery in Tucson, or any other fair-size Indian pottery dealer, and prepare to fall in love....
This book will help. Informative, short, well-illustrated and fun. Highly recommended.
Disclosure: I'm a customer of Pat Messier's, and have known her for many years. She is a knowledgeable and straightforward dealer.
It's a nice book -- their first, I believe, and for sure the first book just about these tiles. Which are gorgeous, and (still) relatively inexpensive. Stop by Pat's gallery in Tucson, or any other fair-size Indian pottery dealer, and prepare to fall in love....
This book will help. Informative, short, well-illustrated and fun. Highly recommended.
Disclosure: I'm a customer of Pat Messier's, and have known her for many years. She is a knowledgeable and straightforward dealer.
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