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Rita Lewis
Cochiti Pueblo
Rita Lewis was a potter from Cochiti Pueblo, daughter of famous potter Ascencion Banada. She married Ivan Lewis, son of famous Acoma potter Lucy Lewis around 1946.
Rita had learned pottery making from her mother but didn't start producing any real amount of pottery until 1959. Ivan didn't learn pottery making from his mother, he learned it from Rita. They started making bowls and animal figurines together around 1971, then branched into storyteller figurines around 1973. Rita continued making storyteller figurines after Ivan's death, then she passed away in 1991.
Polychrome storyteller on a mocassin with seven children
6.75 in H by 8.75 in Dia
Two polychrome angels
5 in H by 2.5 in Dia
Measurement of larger piece
9 in H by 8 in Dia
Measurement of largest piece
8 children sitting on a shoe with a grandmother storyteller
8.75 in L by 4.75 in W by 6.75 in H