{"product_id":"santa-clara-pueblo-black-pottery-pair-of-mudheads-by-dorothy-and-paul-size-2-h","title":"Santa Clara Pueblo Pair of Mudheads Black Pottery By Dorothy and Paul","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c!--StartFragment --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eLate 20th Century\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e1.25\" H x 1.375\" L x 1\" W - 1.625\" H x .875\" L x 1\" W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eBlack on Black Clay with Glossy Polished Finish Facial Details with all over Matte Finish \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eExcellent Condition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eDorothy and Paul Gutierrez were a renowned husband-and-wife team of potters from Santa Clara Pueblo in New Mexico, celebrated for their innovative figurative ceramics that blend traditional Pueblo techniques with storytelling elements. They specialized in hand-coiled, stone-polished blackware and redware pieces, often depicting animals, nativity scenes (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003enacimiento\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e sets), storytellers, mudhead kachina figures, angels, and ornaments. Their work is characterized by a combination of matte and polished surfaces, creating depth and narrative detail in the clay. Dorothy handled the modeling and forming of the figures, while Paul focused on sanding, polishing, and finishing, resulting in pieces that earned them multiple awards at major Native American art markets.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eDorothy Gutierrez (née Pinto, b. 1940): Of Navajo (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eDiné\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e) descent, born in Gallup, New Mexico. She grew up exposed to traditional crafts through her mother, an expert weaver of belts. Dorothy had no formal early training in pottery but began creating clay figures in 1971, mentored by Paul's aunt, Margaret Gutierrez (of the famous Margaret and Luther Gutierrez duo). She and Paul married in 1965 and raised two sons, Paul Jr. and Gary Gutierrez, both of whom also became potters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003ePaul Gutierrez Sr. (b. 1936\/1938 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003e– d. 2017): A Tewa Pueblo Indian from Santa Clara Pueblo. He started working with clay around age 12, drawing from a family legacy of potters—his grandparents were Lela and Van Gutierrez, and his father was Luther Gutierrez. Paul was instrumental in pioneering nativity sets at Santa Clara, one of the first pueblos to produce them in ceramic form.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--EndFragment --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antique American Indian Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46014550573221,"sku":"250904-064","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/6071\/5685\/files\/250904-064_3.jpg?v=1763759317","url":"https:\/\/antiqueamericanindianart.com\/products\/santa-clara-pueblo-black-pottery-pair-of-mudheads-by-dorothy-and-paul-size-2-h","provider":"Antique American Indian Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}