Betty Manygoats (born 1945) is a Navajo artist known for her ceramic work. She lives and works at Cow Springs on the Navajo Nation in Arizona in the American Southwest.
Betty Manygoats | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1945 Shoto/Cow Springs, on the Navajo Nation |
| Nationality | Navajo |
| Known for | pottery, beadwork, weaving |
| Spouse | William Manygoats |
Biography
editManygoats was born at Shoto/Cow Springs, on the Navajo Nation.[1] She was born into the Tàchiiʼnii clan.[2] She and her husband William Manygoats, whom she married in 1963, have ten children.[2][3] Many of her grown children are also potters.[3] She is also known as Betty Barlow.[1]
Art work
editManygoats learned the art of silversmithing, weaving and beadwork when she was growing up.[2] When she was in her twenties, she learned to make traditional functional pottery from her grandmother, Grace Barlow.[1] As her work progressed, she developed a style that exaggerated the surface decoration, motifs, and shapes of traditional Navajo pottery.[1] In the 1970s, Manygoats developed a style of working that incorporated the application of hand-built clay horned toads which became her trademark.[3]
Collections
editManygoats' work is included in the collection of the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum.[4] She is also represented in the collections of the National Museum of the American Indian.[4] and the William C. and Evelyn M. Davies Gallery of Southwest Indian Art at the Museum of Texas Tech University.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Betty Manygoats". Smithsonian American Art Museum: Renwick Gallery. Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ^ a b c Congdon, Kristin G.; Hallmark, Kara Kelley (2012). American Folk Art: A Regional Reference, Volume 1. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313349362. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ^ a b c Rosenak, Chuck and Jan (1990). Museum of American Folk Art Encyclopedia.
- ^ a b "Betty Manygoats". Collections. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 29 September 2019.