San Ildefonso Black-on-black Bowl
by Cavan Gonzales, San Ildefonso Pueblo
Cavan Gonzales
Description: Pottery bowl with black-on-black feather designs. Made from San Ildefonso clay and slips and traditionally fired using cow and horse manure.
About this Award: This special acquisition award is open to all works on display at the Fair; they need not be entered in the Friday competition to win. Art works winning acquisition awards become part of the museum's permanent collections. They are chosen for their technique and artistry as well as for the way in which they compare and contrast with other items in our collections. Any medium is eligible.
Jurors’ Comments:
Patrick Lyons and Diane Dittemore: The award honors the late wife of ASM’s popular and omnipresent volunteer Jay Marshall. Roselyn Marshall was fond of and collected Tewa blackware pottery, primarily from Santa Clara Pueblo. Cavan Gonzales of neighboring San Ildefonso is known today primarily for his polychrome pottery. Still he continues to make black-on-black pieces such as this one following the tradition invigorated in the early 20th century by his great-great grandparents Maria and Julian Martinez. It is exactly such gifts as the Marshall Memorial Fund that allow us to continue to build collections that represent the full range of artistic expression in the Southwest.