Untitled pot

Harlan Reano, Lisa Holt, Untitled pot, 2021, natural clay with acrylic paint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Howard Kottler Endowment for Ceramic Art, 2021.96
Copied Lisa Holt, Harlan Reano, Untitled pot, 2021, natural clay with acrylic paint, overall: 14 3⁄8 × 13 5⁄8 in. (36.4 × 34.6 cm) footprint: 5 in. (12.7 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Howard Kottler Endowment for Ceramic Art, 2021.96

Artwork Details

Title
Untitled pot
Artists
Date
2021
Location
Dimensions
overall: 14 3⁄8 × 13 5⁄8 in. (36.4 × 34.6 cm) footprint: 5 in. (12.7 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Howard Kottler Endowment for Ceramic Art
Mediums
Mediums Description
natural clay with acrylic paint
Highlights
Subjects
  • Object — other — container
Object Number
2021.96
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2021.96

Artwork Description

Lisa Holt (Cochiti Pueblo) and Harlan Reano (Santo Domingo/Kewa Pueblo) have been making pottery together since 1999. Both artists are from Indigenous pueblos in northern New Mexico, where they gather and process natural clay from local deposits. Holt shapes the clay vessels and Reano paints them, often combining motifs from both artists’ pueblos while adding his own design elements. This pot’s repeated floral pattern, rendered in bright, pulsating colors, mimics the wildflower blooms of New Mexico.

Exhibitions

Quilt featuring the portrait of a woman
This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World
May 13, 2022–April 2, 2023
Renwick Gallery
This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World showcases the dynamic landscape of American craft today.