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Juan Cruz Roybal
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Juan Cruz Roybal

Po-Woh-Geh-Owingeh (San Ildefonso Pueblo), 1896-1990
BiographyTonita Roybal (1892-1945) has been called, "One of the finest potters of the twentieth century". Tonita married Juan Cruz Roybal in 1916. Tonita began making pottery in 1909. Beginning in 1917, Juan began painting some of her pottery and after 1930 he painted a majority of the pieces. They signed their pottery Tonita & Juan.
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