Margaret Gutierrez
Margaret Gutierrez
Santa Clara, 1936 - 2018
Person TypeIndividual
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- Female
- Native American
Santa Clara, San Juan, born 1962
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BiographyMargaret Gutierrez (1936-2018) and her brother Luther (1911-1987) learned to make pottery from their parents, Lela and Van Gutierrez. Margaret and Luther won numerous awards for their polychrome pottery. They were one of the few families to keep this important polychrome pottery tradition alive at Santa Clara Pueblo.