Cloud Society Praying for Peace on Earth, Water Jar

Sofia Medina; Rafael Medina

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Object Label

Sofia Medina was taught to make pottery by well-known Zia potter Trinidad Medina, the grandmother of her husband, Rafael. Painter Rafael Medina worked primarily in the flat style encouraged by the Santa Fe Indian School. However, in the 1970s, when he and Sofia began working together on pottery, Rafael’s figures became more naturalistic, as seen in the muscled dancers on this black clay jar. The decoration, painted in white slip, juxtaposes the fluid motions of ceremonial dancers with geometric patterns inspired by traditional Zia pottery.

Caption

Sofia Medina (Walatowa (Jemez Pueblo), 1932–2010); Rafael Medina (Zia, 1929–1998). Cloud Society Praying for Peace on Earth, Water Jar, 1970s. Clay, pigment, 11 5/8 x 12 3/4 x 6 3/4 in. (29.5 x 32.4 x 17.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Joann and Sidney Rosoff, 2012.26.2. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Cloud Society Praying for Peace on Earth, Water Jar

Date

1970s

Geography

Place made: United States

Medium

Clay, pigment

Classification

Vessel

Dimensions

11 5/8 x 12 3/4 x 6 3/4 in. (29.5 x 32.4 x 17.1 cm)

Signatures

Signed: "Potter Sofia Medina decorator Rafael Medina".

Credit Line

Gift of Joann and Sidney Rosoff

Accession Number

2012.26.2

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