The Dr. Samuel R. Poliakoff Collection of Western Art

at the Abbeville County Library System, Abbeville, SC

Blue Corn
Blue Corn
Blue Corn
Geraldine Gutierrez
Maria Martinez and Popovi Da
Maria and Julian Martinez
Maria Martinez and Popovi Da
Polychrome Ladle (#92)

Blue Corn was a prolific potter, making her first pots at the age of three. She learned and practiced for many years to make black on black pottery. In the 1960s she began experimenting with polychrome pottery making as well, using new mineral paint colors. This small but significant piece is well made and demonstrates Blue Corn's propensity to experiment and find new mineral paint colors.


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