Margaret Tafoya

Margaret Tafoya
Corn Blossom
Born
Maria Margarita Tafoya

(1904-08-13)August 13, 1904
Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico, U.S.
DiedFebruary 25, 2001(2001-02-25) (aged 96)
Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico, U.S.
NationalityNative Pueblo Indian, (Kha-Po Owingeh)
Known forTraditional Pottery
Wedding Vase, c. 1970, by Margaret Tafoya

Maria Margarita "Margaret" Tafoya (Tewa name: Corn Blossom; August 13, 1904 – February 25, 2001)[1] was the matriarch of Santa Clara Pueblo potters.[2] She was a recipient of a 1984 National Heritage Fellowship awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts, which is the United States government's highest honor in the folk and traditional arts.[3]

  1. ^ "Margaret Tafoya". Clara: Database of Women Artists. National Museum of Women in the Arts. November 18, 2018. Archived from the original on November 15, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  2. ^ "Tafoya, Accomplished Potter, Dies". Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, New Mexico. February 27, 2001. p. 2.
  3. ^ "Margaret Tafoya: Santa Clara Pueblo Potter". www.arts.gov. National Endowment for the Arts. Retrieved November 25, 2020.