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Born 1950 Santo Domingo Pueblo. Known for: Santo Domingo pottery.
Born on December 29, 1950, the son of Andrew and Juanita Tenorio, on the Santo Domingo Pueblo, Robert remembers watching his paternal grandmother, Andrea Ortiz, make dough bowls, water jars, and... Read full biography
Born on December 29, 1950, the son of Andrew and Juanita Tenorio, on the Santo Domingo Pueblo, Robert remembers watching his paternal grandmother, Andrea Ortiz, make dough bowls, water jars, and other pottery. Though he loved dabbling clay, when he enrolled in the Institute of American Indian Arts... Read full biography
Born on December 29, 1950, the son of Andrew and Juanita Tenorio, on the Santo Domingo Pueblo, Robert remembers watching his paternal grandmother, Andrea Ortiz, make dough bowls, water jars, and other pottery. Though he loved dabbling clay, when he enrolled in the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, the ceramics classes were full. At that time, jewelry making was popular, and that is where he would up. “I wanted to make jewelry to help with the family, but I was always going into the... Read full biography
Born on December 29, 1950, the son of Andrew and Juanita Tenorio, on the Santo Domingo Pueblo, Robert remembers watching his paternal grandmother, Andrea Ortiz, make dough bowls, water jars, and other pottery. Though he loved dabbling clay, when he enrolled in the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, the ceramics classes were full. At that time, jewelry making was popular, and that is where he would up. “I wanted to make jewelry to help with the family, but I was always going into the ceramics area, stealing their clay, potting away. One day, a pottery teacher, Ohille Loloma (wife of famous jeweler, Charles Loloma) caught me making a bowl. She helped me change my focus to pottery. I’ve been potting ever since.”. Pottery helped... Read full biography
Born on December 29, 1950, the son of Andrew and Juanita Tenorio, on the Santo Domingo Pueblo, Robert remembers watching his paternal grandmother, Andrea Ortiz, make dough bowls, water jars, and other pottery. Though he loved dabbling clay, when he enrolled in the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, the ceramics classes were full. At that time, jewelry making was popular, and that is where he would up. “I wanted to make jewelry to help with the family, but I was always going into the ceramics area, stealing their clay, potting away. One day, a pottery teacher, Ohille Loloma (wife of famous jeweler, Charles Loloma) caught me making a bowl. She helped me change my focus to pottery. I’ve been potting ever since.”. Pottery helped put Robert through school. When he returned to the Pueblo, however, he didn’t have the processed clay a... Read full biography
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- The Biggest and the BestAugust 2004Silverman, JasonSouthwest Art
- Art Values-Start Your CollectionAugust 2002Editors, Southwest ArtSouthwest Art