Dextra Quotskuyva
| Dextra Quotskuyva Nampeyo | |
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| Born |
September 7, 1928 Polacca, Arizona |
| Nationality | American, Hopi-Tewa |
| Education | Great-granddaughter of famed Hopi-Tewa potter Nampeyo |
| Known for | Potter and artist |
| Awards | Proclaimed an “Arizona Living Treasure,” 1994; Arizona State Museum Lifetime Achievement Award, 1998 |
 Dextra with Charles Loloma at Hopi | |
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Dextra Quotskuyva pottery: Seed jar | |
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Moth Maiden jar | |
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Wide mouth jar, eagle tail design | |
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Dextra's signature and logo |
Dextra Quotskuyva Nampeyo (born September 7, 1928, Polacca, Arizona) is a Native American potter and artist. She is the great-granddaughter of famed Hopi-Tewa potter Nampeyo (1860–1942), who revived Sikyátki style pottery at Hopi;[1] and the daughter of Rachel Namingha (1903-1985), another notable Hopi-Tewa potter. There are now five generations of Nampeyo family potters, and Dextra Quotskuyva is arguably the best potter and painter of this extraordinarily talented family.[2][3]
Dextra's students include her daughter Hisi Nampeyo (Camille Quotskuyva, born 1964 ), her nephews Les Namingha (born 1967) and Steve Lucas (Koyemsi, born 1955 ), and Loren Ami (born 1968).[4] Dextra's son Dan Namingha is an internationally acclaimed painter and sculptor.[5]
In 1994 Dextra Quotskuyva was proclaimed an “Arizona Living Treasure,” and in 1998 she received the first Arizona State Museum Lifetime Achievement Award.[1] In 2001, the Wheelwright Museum organized a 30-year retrospective exhibition of Quotskuyva's pottery,[6] and in 2004, she received the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts Lifetime Achievement award.[7]
See also
References
- 1 2 Dextra Quotskuyva at Holmes Museum of Anthropology
- ↑ Struever, Martha Hopkins, - Painted Perfection: The Pottery of Dextra Quotskuyva, 2001 Wheelwright Museum exhibition catalog, ASIN: B0006RNJ6Y
- ↑ Pecina, Ron and Pecina, Bob. Hopi Kachinas: History, Legends, and Art. Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2013. ISBN 978-0-7643-4429-9.; page 161
- ↑ The Nampeyo Legacy: A Family of Hopi-Tewa Potters, Southwest Art, August 2001
- ↑ Dan and Arlo Namingha ─ A Fascination with Dualities, Museum of Northern Arizona, 2007
- ↑ Painted Perfection: The Pottery of Dextra Quotskuyva
- ↑ 2004 SWAIA awards
Pecina, Ron and Pecina, Bob. ‘’Hopi Kachinas: History, Legends, and Art’’. Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2013. ISBN 978-0-7643-4429-9; page 161
Further reading
- Dillingham, Rick - Fourteen Families in Pueblo Pottery. 1994.
- Peterson, Susan - Pottery of American Indian Women: The Legacy of Generations. 1997.
- Schaaf, Gregory - Hopi-Tewa Pottery: 500 Artist Biographies. 1998.
- Blair, Mary Ellen; Blair, Laurence R. (1999). The Legacy of a Master Potter: Nampeyo and Her Descendants. Tucson: Treasure Chest Books. ISBN 1887896066. OCLC 41666705.
External links
- Dextra Quotskuyva biography at Holmes Museum of Anthropology. The best biography available online.
- Another capsule biography, by Martha Hopkins Struever.
- Dextra Quotskuyva pottery at Google Images