1978 Graig Calabaza "Spring Buffalo Lady" San Ildefonso Pueblo Son of BLUE CORN

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1978 Graig Calabaza "Spring Buffalo Lady" San Ildefonso Pueblo Son of "Blue Corn"
An original colored drawing by Craig J. Calabaza (Kreig Kalabaza 1960- ) signed and dated 1978
Craig is the son of the well known
San Ildefonso potter
"Blue Corn" (1921-1999)
Nicely matted and framed with c1980's galley label on reverse
General wear to frame and some foxing spots to the paper the image was drawn on
Dimensions (Frame):  10.25"W x 13"H x .75"D
Dimensions (Matted Area):  4.5"W x 7"H
San Ildefonso Pueblo (Tewa: P'ohwhóge Owingeh [p’òhxʷógè ʔówîŋgè] "where the water cuts through") is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States, and a federally recognized tribe, established c. 1300 C.E.
Born around 1920 in San Ildefonso, Blue Corn (Crucita Calabaza) became famous for reviving San Ildefonso polychrome wares and had a very long and productive career. Her grandmother first introduced her to pottery making at the age of three. Maria Martinez's sister gave her the name 'Blue Corn' during the naming ceremony, which is the Native American tradition of naming a child.
Blue Corn attended school at the pueblo in her early years. She then went to Santa Fe Indian school, which was 24 miles from home. While attending Indian School in Santa Fe her mother and father died and she was sent to live with relatives in Southern California. Here she worked as a maid for a short time in Beverly Hills.
At the age of 20, she married Santiago 'Sandy' Calabaza who was a silversmith from Santo Domingo pueblo. Together they settled at San Ildefonso where she bore and raised ten children. During World War II, Blue Corn worked as a housecleaner in Los Alamos for the physicist, J. Robert Oppenheimer.