Pottery Maker

Series Title

Mexican People

Artist

Isadoro O'Campo (Mexican, 1910 – 1983)

Date

1946

Medium

Lithograph

Dimensions

Sheet : 17 5/8 x 15 5/8 in. (44.77 x 39.69 cm)

Credit Line

Hope College Collection

Object Number

2016.1.1.10

Label

The state of Puebla south of Mexico City is famous for its pottery. Much Puebla pottery was traditionally made by small family enterprises in which men, women and children worked together to perform the various stages of pottery production. Here we see a Puebla potter preparing clay by kneading it with his feet. Pots that have already been thrown are stacked for drying on shelves behind him. Isidoro Ocampo was a major figure in 20 th century Mexican printmaking whose work was shown in numerous national and international exhibitions between the 1940s and 1970s.