Linda Cain
Linda Cain
Santa Clara, born 1949
Person TypeIndividual
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- Female
- Native American
Santa Clara, San Juan, born 1962
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BiographyLinda Cain was born in 1949 on the Santa Clara Pueblo, and has been making pottery since 1970. Her Native American Tewa name is “Yellow Corn.” Linda is known for her abstract style pottery which utilizes modern shapes but traditional inspired imagery and design. She learned to make pottery from her Mother Mary Cain and is a Granddaughter of Christina Naranjo, and Great-Granddaughter of Sara Fina Tafoya. She is also the mother of noted potters Autumn Borts-Medlock and Tammy Garcia. **(bio taken from King Gallery website)