Alfred Aguilar

Alfred Aguilar (born 1933),[1] also called Sa Wa Pin, is a 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 sold his work under the Aguilar Indian Arts moniker in Santa Fe, New Mexico.[5] He has been a teacher's aide and classroom instructor at the San Ildefonso pueblo and operates a store on the pueblo.

Alfred Aguilar
Sa Wa Pin
Born1933 (age 89–90)
San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico


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]

References
  1. "ULAN Full Record Display (Getty Research)". www.getty.edu. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  2. King, Jeanne Snodgrass (1968). American Indian painters; a biographical directory. Smithsonian Libraries. New York : Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation.
  3. "Alfred Aguilar". Adobe Gallery. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  4. "Alfred Aguilar - King Galleries - Scottsdale & Santa Fe". Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  5. Horn, Barbara (1985). Indian, Eskimo, Aleut Owned and Operated Arts and Crafts Businesses: Source Directory. U.S. Department of the Interior, Indian Arts and Crafts Board.
  6. Schaaf, Gregory (2000). Pueblo Indian Pottery: 750 Artist Biographies, C. 1800-present : with Value/price Guide Featuring Over 20 Years of Auction Records. CIAC Press. ISBN 978-0-9666948-1-9.
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