Betty Manygoats
Betty Manygoats | |
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Born | 1945 Shoto/Cow Springs, on the Navajo Nation |
Nationality | Navajo |
Known for | pottery, beadwork, weaving |
Spouse | William Manygoats |
Betty Manygoats (born 1945) is a Navajo artist known for her ceramic work. She lives and works at Cow Springs on the
Biography
Manygoats 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
Manygoats learned the art of
Collections
Manygoats' 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
- ^ a b c d "Betty Manygoats". Smithsonian American Art Museum: Renwick Gallery. Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ^ 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.