Art Talk Thursday: To Know the Fire with Allyson Purpura

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ceramic jar with three linked spherical sections, connected in a straight line, called a triple canteen. It is white with black decoration, and all three sections bear similar designs with concentric circles. A necked opening rises from the center canteen
Juana Leno (Acoma, Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico, United States; 1917-2000), Black-on-white “Triple Canteen” with Tulerosa Design, mid to late 20th c. Earthenware and pigment. George Ogura Collection, Gift of Shozo Sato and Mrs. Alice Ogura Sato for the late Dr. George I. Ogura. 2020-8-22 © Juana Leno

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Round, buff-colored ceramic jar with fine hatching patterns in black over much of its surface. The circular opening has red pigment that swoops down into the strongly geometric design
Dextra Quotskuyva Nampeyo (Hopi-Tewa, Hopi Pueblo, Arizona, United States; 1928-2019), Polychrome Jar with Migration Patterns, mid 20th c. Earthenware and pigment. George Ogura Collection, Gift of Shozo Sato and Mrs. Alice Ogura Sato for the late Dr. George I. Ogura. 2020-8-9 © Dextra Quotskuyva Nampeyo
Talk
Mar 31, 2022 - 4 pm
Main Level, Light Court

Join us for Art Talk Thursday, a 30-minute gallery talk that brings you the opportunity to learn about art at Krannert Art Museum in a social, relaxed atmosphere.

This month’s event will feature a short tour of To Know the Fire: Pueblo Women Potters and the Shaping of History led by Allyson Purpura, Senior Curator and Curator of Global African Art.