Louise Goodman

Navajo

Born in 1937, Louise Goodman was a Navajo potter who seems to have produced primarily bear figures, of all sizes. They are hand-coiled, formed, carved, fired and coated in piñon pitch. The bears are in all kinds of stances, some holding pots or beehives, most with slots cut in their backs to look like a piggy bank. But they are not cooked hard enough to bear coins going in and out... And I have come across a couple regular pots made by Louise (and one award earner with legs) but she probably did better financially with the bears, and she had no competition.

Louise died in early April, 2015.


Bear figure
Large brown bear figure
20.75 in H by 11 in Dia
Bear figure coated with pine pitch
Large brown bear figure caoted with pine pitch
13.5 in H by 8.25 in Dia
Bear figure
Large brown bear figure
 
Large brown bear
Carved brown bear figure
19.75 in H by 8 in Dia
Pine pitch coating on a carved brown bear
Carved brown bear with pine pitch coating
14.25 in H by 7.75 in Dia
Bank disguised as a small brown bear
Small brown bear bank 6.25 in H by 5.5 in Dia
Small brown bear bank
Small light brown bear bank
6.5 in H by 4 in Dia
Pine pitch coats a small brown bear
Small brown bear coated with pine pitch
7.75 in H by 5.5 in Dia
Pine pitch-coated brown bear
Large brown bear coated with pine pitch
15.5 in H by 9 in Dia
Brown bear figure
Carved and formed brown bear figure
13.5 in H by 8.5 in Dia
Small brown bear bank coated with pine pitch
Small carved brown bear bank coated with pine pitch
4.5 in H by 3.5 in Dia
Pinon pitch coated brown bear bank
Carved brown bear bank coated with pinon pine pitch
7.75 in H by 5.5 in Dia
Pinino pone pitch coating on a carved brown bear bank
Carved brown bear bank coated with pinon pine pitch
8 in H by 5.5 in Dia
Pine pitch coating on a small carved bear bank
Small carved brown bear bank with pine pitch coating
4.75 in H by 3.75 in Dia
Pine pitch coating on a large brown bear bank
Large brown bear bank with pine pitch coating
18.5 in H by 9.5 in Dia
Pine pitch coating on a brown bear figure
Large brown bear figure with pine pitch coating
13.25 in H by 7.25 in Dia
Formed brown bear figure
Large brown bear
15 in H by 8 in Dia
Pine pitch coats this large bear coin bank
Large bear coin bank coated with pine pitch
19 in H by 10.5 in Dia
Formed brown bear figure
Brown bear coin bank
6.75 in H by 5.5 in Dia
Pine pitch coats this large bear figure
Large bear figure coated with pine pitch
22.75 in H by 12.25 in Dia
Pine pitch coats this bear coin bank
Bear coin bank coated with pine pitch
11.25 in H by 6.75 in Dia
Pine pitch coats this medium bear coin bank
Medium bear coin bank coated with pine pitch
10 in H by 6.25 in Dia
Pine pitch coats this medium bear coin bank
Medium bear coin bank coated with pine pitch
10.25 in H by 6.5 in Dia
Pine pitch coats this large bear coin bank
Large bear coin bank coated with pine pitch
12.5 in H by 9.25 in Dia

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