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Angela Tafoya Baca

Angela Tafoya Baca (1927 - 2014) was active/lived in New Mexico.  Angela Baca is known for Santa Clara Native American pottery, carved redward and blackware, bowls.

Angela Tafoya Baca (1927 – 2014) was a Native American artist who was known for her redware and blackware pottery, especially melon bowls and bowls featuring a bear paw design. She had one of the longest careers of the potters in Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico. Angela was a member of the Tewa, most who settled on the Hopi Reservation, but she was a resident of Santa Clara Pueblo.

Born on November 6, 1927, Angela Tafoya Baca was the daughter of Severa and Cleto Tafoya. Her childhood home, located in the center of the plaza in Santa Clara Pueblo, later became the Merrock Galeria, which was owned and managed by her nephew Paul Speckled Rock.

Angela married Jose Antonio "Tony" Baca, who served as private first class in the United States Army during World War II. He worked for the Zia Company (later Johnson Controls), which provided support services to Los Alamos National Laboratory at Los Alamos, New Mexico.

The couple had 10 children, four of whom (David, Darryl,   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2240 characters.]  Artist bio

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