Vicky de Taos storyteller

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Posted by quazirra
11 years ago
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Description This is a Vicky de Taos clay storyteller. I've never seen one like this., With a bearded make, they usually are native American figures. Mostly female. Anybody have any knowledge of here work?
Category Other
Medium Clay
Distinguishing marks Vicky de Taos signature
Condition Excellent
Size and dimensions of this item about 12inches tally
Date Period 20th century
Price Paid (If known) $1.50
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Phoenixguy1954 🎯 Collector 11 years ago

award-winning artists Craig Walker and Vicky de Taos.

Walker sculpts in mixed-media with freedom of imagination in the pieces that he produces. His wife, de Taos, is well-known for her “storyteller” series of clay figures that reflect her Apache ancestry.

ABOUT THE ARTIST-- IN HER OWN WORDS

 
VICKY DE TAOS (VICTORIA WALKER) STATES THAT HER NATIONALITY IS SPANISH AND APACHE INDIAN.  SHE FIRST LIVED IN SAN LUIS
( THE OLDEST TOWN IN COLORADO) . SHE STARTED MAKING CHRISTMAS FIGURINES   TO HELP HER FAMILY.   SHE MOVED TO TAOS, N.M., WHEN SHE ENTERED THE ARTS AND CRAFT FAIR IN TAOS, AND SOLD OUT THE FIRST DAY.  AN ART SHOP ASKED HER I SHE WOULD BE INTERESTED IN MAKING SOUTHWESTERN STYLE FOR THEM.  SHE STUDIED HER CULTURE AND STARTED MAKING KACHINA DOLLS. WHEN SHE CAME ACROSS STORYTELLER,  SHE STARTED MAKING THEM FROM ORIGINAL CLAY.  COLOR IS HER SPECIALTY.
HER WORK IS KNOW THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND THE WORLD.  STORYTELLER REPRESENTS GRANDMA OR GRANDPA PASSING STORIES DOWN FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION ABOUT HER PEOPLE AND THE CULTURE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING THE TRADITIONS.
Vicky Walker. work  called Vicky of Taos..(vickey de taos)..did this help?
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quazirra 🌱 Newbie 11 years ago

This one is different from her work that i've seen of hers. In trying to figure out if this one is special, it's rarity, value, etc.

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