ERIC Number: ED140997
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Publication Date: 1977
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Daisy Hooee Nampeyo, The Story of an American Indian.
Fowler, Carol
Written for youth in grades five and up, this biography of the famous Hopi potter, Daisy Hooee Nampeyo, emphasizes Daisy's ability to maintain the ancient traditions of the Pueblo potters despite the fact that she has led an exceptionally varied and often non-traditional life. Daisy's life is described as taking a most unusual turn when Anita Baldwin, an extremely wealthy patron of the arts, discovered that at the age of 12 Daisy needed eye surgery and offered to provide both the surgery and, subsequently, an art education in Pasadena, California and in Paris. Emphasizing the actual artistic processes involved in Hopi pottery making and Zuni silversmithing, this book describes both the daily and long term experiences of past and present Pueblo artists. (JC)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, American Indians, Art Expression, Biographies, Books, Ceramics, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background, Elementary Secondary Education, Females, Photographs, Supplementary Reading Materials
Dillon Press, Inc., 500 South Third Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415 ($5.95)
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