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Susie Crank
Diné
Susie Crank is a daughter of Rose Williams, the matriarch of Diné pottery making. Like her sister Alice Cling, she excels at making Diné pottery.
Like Alice, Susie learned from her mother as she was growing up but she didn't really get into making pottery until later in life. She credits her sister Alice with teaching her the really fine points of the process. Unlike Alice, Susie never left the reservation to compete in any shows.
Susie signs the bottom of her pieces "Susie W Crank Navajo" or "Susie Williams Navajo". Lorenzo Spencer is her husband.
Tall neck brown jar with fire clouds and pine pitch coating
10 in H by 6 in Dia
Red jar with fire clouds and squared opening
5.75 in H by 6.25 in Dia
Tall brown vase with fire clouds and pine pitch coating
11 in H by 6.25 in Dia
Flat shouldered brown jar with a small mouth and decorated with fire clouds
5 in H by 6 in Dia
Brown vase with a twisted biyo and fire clouds
7.25 in H by 6 in Dia
Brown jar with fire clouds and dual biyo' around the neck
9.25 in H by 7.75 in Dia
Brown jar with fire clouds and pine pitch coating
5.75 in H by 6 in Dia
Brown jar decorated with fire clouds and coated with pine pitch
5.75 in H by 7 in Dia
Brown jar with a biyo' around the neck and black fire clouds
9.5 in H by 6.5 in Dia
Brown jar with fire clouds and a burnished pine pitch surface
6.5 in H by 6 in Dia
Brown jar with fire clouds and a pine pitch coating
4.25 in H by 6.25 in Dia
Brown jar with pine pitch coating and black fire clouds
5.25 in H by 6 in Dia
Brown jar with pine pitch coating and black fire clouds
6.75 in H by 6 in Dia
Brown jar with black fire clouds and a biyo' around the shoulder
8 in H by 7.25 in Dia
Brown jar with fire clouds, a high neck and a cut rim
4.75 in H by 6 in Dia
Brown wedding vase decorated with twisted handle and fire clouds
9.5 in H by 6.5 in Dia