Pottery by American Indian Women: The Legacy of Generations

New York, New York: Abbeville Press, 1997. Hardcover. VG/VG (foxing to upper block, text and illustrations are otherwise clean, bumping to corners of block and dj). Brown boards with gilt lettering. White dust jacket with color illustration and red clay lettering. 224 pp. with color plates and bw images throughout. Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C., Oct. 9, 1997-Jan. 11, 1998 and at the Heard Museum, Phoenix, Feb. 18-Apr. 18, 1998. Book has the following sections: Matriarchs, Matrilineal line, and Avant-garde. From the intro: "American Indian women have been making pottery for over 2,000 years. In this exhibition and book, we celebrate the achievements of 28 potters who have preserved this important ancestral tradition while advancing the art form through their innovative ideas and masterful crasftsmanship.