Alfred Aguilar
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Alfred Aguilar | |
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Sa Wa Pin | |
| Born | 1933 (age 91–92) |
Alfred Aguilar (born 1933),[1] also called Sa Wa Pin, is Tewa Pueblo-American potter, ceramicist, and painter from the San Ildefonso Pueblo tribe.[2] He is known for his coil-built pottery that is carved or painted, his buffalo figurines, and his clay nacimientos.[3][4]
He has used the moniker Aguilar Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico as a signifier of his work.[5]
He has been a teacher's aide and classroom instructor at the San Ildefonso pueblo and operates a store on the pueblo.[citation needed]
Aguilar is the son of artists José Angela Aguilar and Rosalie Simbola, both potters. His brother José Vicente Aguilar was a painter as well.[6]
