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Rose Lovato Fragua
San Ildefonso Pueblo
Rose Lovato Fragua
In May 1973, Rose Lovato-Fragua was born to Valentino and Mary Elizabeth Lovato at San Ildefonso Pueblo. Her heritage is half San Ildefonso and half Santo Domingo.
She married into the Fragua family of Jemez but in keeping with Puebloan tradition, her husband moved to her home at San Ildefonso.
Rose learned her pottery making skills from her mother and from her illustrious uncle, Juan Tafoya. Even today she says she gets most of her inspiration from her uncle.
Rose works in redware and blackware, painted, incised and with inlaid stones.
Red bowl with inlaid stone and micaceous slip inside, sgraffito avanyu design outside
3 in H by 7 in Dia
Red bowl with inlaid stones, micaceous slip inside and sgraffito feather and kiva step design outside
3 in H by 7 1/4 in Dia
Black on black bowl decorated with a geometric design outside and a micaceous slip inside
3 in H by 5 1/4 in Dia
Black on black bowl decorated with an avanyu and geometric design
3 1/4 in H by 5 1/4 in Dia