Angels and Demons

Artist Virgil Ortiz (Native American, born 1969)

Date2016

Geographic OriginSanta Fe, New Mexico

MediumEarthenware, pigment

DimensionsOverall: H 13 x Diam 11 in. (H 33 x Diam 27.9 cm)

Credit LinePurchase 2016 Charles W. Engelhard Bequest Fund

Object number2016.25

On View

On view

Object NameVessel | Jar

Title Details

Primary Title Angels and Demons

Remarks ASH 1/31/2026: The documentation is inconsistent but this title is noted in the object file rather than the previously noted untitled.

Marks and Labels/StampsSigned on bottom: "VIRGIL / ORTIZ / COCHITI / PUEBLO" next to an elaborate cipher in which the year 2016 is included; also the X mark seen on the body of the piece itself is one of Ortiz's signatures.Provenanceartist to vendorExhibition History"Contemporary Craft," The Newark Museum of Art, Newark, New Jersey (January 31, 2025 - ongoing)
"American Craft: A Newark Sampler", Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey (February 21, 2017 - January 26, 2025)

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