Pueblo’s work is defined by its cochiti sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.
Polychrome Jar
Cochiti Cochiti Pueblo, New Mexico, United States
Possibly Cochiti, Kiua polychrome Possibly Cochiti Pueblo, New Mexico, United States
Jar with Chongo
Diego Romero (Cochiti and American, born 1964) New Mexico
Bowl with Large Diamond-Shaped Area Interior with Dotted Lines and Diamonds, and Interlocking Stepped Motifs
Ceramist unknown (Ancestral Puebloan), possibly St. John's Black-on-white West-central New Mexico
Dipper or Ladle with Interlocking Zigzag and Step-Fret Designs
Ceramist unknown (Ancestral Puebloan), Black-on-white West-central New Mexico
Bowl with Bold Black-on-White Diamond and Zizgag Motifs
Ceramist unknown (Ancestral Puebloan) West-central New Mexico
Bowl with Textured Surface Decoration
Ceramist unknown (possibly Ancestral Puebloan) New Mexico
Bowl with Textured Surface Decoration in Basketry-Like Pattern
Ceramist unknown (possibly Ancestral Puebloan) Southwest, United States
Parrot Olla
Ceramist unknown (Acoma) Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico
Storage Jar with Horizontal Bands of Interlocking Scrolls
Ceramist unknown (Ancestral Puebloan), Black Mesa Black-on-white Kayenta area, northeastern Arizona, United States
Vessel with Black-and-White Motifs
Jar with Feather Motif
Maria Montoya Martinez (Pueblo de San Ildefonso, 1887–1980) Popovi Da (San Ildefonso, 1923–1971) San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico
Interrelation of Volumes from the Ellipsoid
Georges Vantongerloo Belgian, 1886–1965
Plate with Feather Motif
Maria Montoya Martinez (Pueblo de San Ildefonso, 1887–1980) Santana Roybal Martinez (San Ildefonso, 1909–2002) San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico
Storage Jar (Olla)
Ceramist unknown (Ancestral Puebloan), Betatakin Black-on-white Kayenta area, northeastern Arizona, United States
Storage Jar (Olla) with Black, White, and Hathed Linked Scrolls, Triangles, and Stepped Motifs
Ceramist unknown (Ancestral Puebloan), Tularosa Black-on-white West-central New Mexico
Excavation
Willem de Kooning American, born Netherlands, 1904–1997
Sideboard
Daniel Pabst (American, 1826–1910) Philadelphia
Mug with Interlocking Geometric Pattern with Zigzag Motifs and Crosshatching
Ceramist unknown (Ancestral Puebloan), Mesa Verde Black-on-white Southern Colorado, United States