Jar

Jar

1997
Artist
Hubert Candelario, San Felipe, 2 November 1965-
Active Dates: 1987-
Culture
San Felipe
Country
United States
Object
jar
Medium
Clay
Accession Number
2003.1034
Credit Line
Gift of Virginia Vogel Mattern

Hubert Candelario, Jar, 1997. Clay; 11¼ x 8¼.  Denver Art Museum: Gift of Virginia Vogel Mattern, 2003.1034. © Hubert Candelario.

Dimensions
height: 11 1/4 in, 28.5750 cm; diameter: 8 1/4 in, 20.9550 cm
Inscription
Signed "Hubert Candelario, San Felipe, NM 1997."
Department
Native Arts
Collection
Indigenous Arts of North America

© Hubert Candelario

"I began cutting away holes in a traditional pot to see how far I could push the limits of the pot"

Inspired in part by famed Pueblo potter Maria Martinez, Hubert Candelario experiments with new forms and tools. This unusual pot with perforated walls developed out of the artist's interest in the structural properties of clay. This jar is a stunning example of his vision. 

Known Provenance
Created 1997 by the artist; purchased February 18, 1997 from (Gallery 10, Santa Fe, NM) by Virginia Vogel Mattern; gifted 2003 to the Denver Art Musuem