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{{Short description|Mono Paiute-Miwok basket weaver from Mono Lake & Yosemite Valley, California}}
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'''Lucy Parker Telles''' (ca. 1870/1885–1955/6) was a [[Kucadikadi|Mono Lake Paiute - Kucadikadi]] ([[Paiute|Northern Paiute]]) and [[Miwok#Southern Sierra Miwok|Southern Sierra Miwok]] (Yosemite Miwok) [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] basket weaver.<ref name=yose>Giese, Paula. [http://www.kstrom.net/isk/art/basket/yosemite.html "Miwok-Paiute Tradition."] ''Yosemite Basket Makers - Native American Art.'' 14 Oct 1996 (retrieved 7 Dec 2009)</ref>
'''Lucy Parker Telles''' ({{Circa|1870}}/1885–1955/6) was a [[Kucadikadi|Mono Lake Paiute - Kucadikadi]] ([[Northern Paiute]]) and [[Miwok#Southern Sierra Miwok|Southern Sierra Miwok]] (Yosemite Miwok) [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] basket weaver.<ref name=yose>Giese, Paula. [http://www.kstrom.net/isk/art/basket/yosemite.html "Miwok-Paiute Tradition."] ''Yosemite Basket Makers - Native American Art.'' 14 Oct 1996 (retrieved 7 Dec 2009)</ref>


==Background==
==Background==
Lucy Telles was born near Mono Lake, in [[Mono County]], [[California]]. Her Indian name was '''Pamahas''', which translates to "Meadows" in the [[Northern Paiute language]].<ref name=nps>[http://www.nps.gov/yose/forteachers/upload/elphb3.pdf "The Town Meeting."] ''National Park Service.'' (retrieved 7 Dec 2009)</ref> Her parents were Louisa and Mack Tom.<ref name=nps/> Her maternal grandparents were Mono Lake Paiute Captain Sam and Mono "Yosemite Paiute" Susie Sam. She and her family lived in [[Yosemite Valley]] and at [[Mono Lake]]. As a child, Telles played near [[Galen Clark]]'s cabin. To supplement her family's income, she caught fish in the Valley to sell to hotel keepers.<ref name=nps/>
Lucy Telles was born near Mono Lake, in [[Mono County]], [[California]]. Her native name was '''Pamahas''', which translates to "Meadows" in the [[Northern Paiute language]].<ref name=nps>[http://www.nps.gov/yose/forteachers/upload/elphb3.pdf "The Town Meeting."] ''National Park Service.'' (retrieved 7 Dec 2009)</ref> Her parents were Louisa and Mack Tom.<ref name=nps/> Her maternal grandparents were Mono Lake Paiute Captain Sam and Mono "Yosemite Paiute" Susie Sam. She and her family lived in [[Yosemite Valley]] and at [[Mono Lake]]. As a child, Telles played near [[Galen Clark]]'s cabin. To supplement her family's income, she caught fish in the Valley to sell to hotel keepers.<ref name=nps/>


Telles' first husband was Jack Parker, a Paiute. In 1902 they had a son, Lloyd Parker, but shortly after he was born, Jack died. She later married John Telles, a [[Mexican-American]] from [[Texas]]. John worked as a truck driver and laborer for the Yosemite Park & Curry Company, and the couples lived in [[Yosemite Valley]].<ref name=nps/>
Telles' first husband was Jack Parker, a Paiute. In 1902 they had a son, Lloyd Parker, but shortly after he was born, Jack died. She later married John Telles, a [[Mexican-American]] from [[Texas]]. John worked as a truck driver and laborer for the Yosemite Park & Curry Company, and the couple lived in [[Yosemite Valley]].<ref name=nps/>


Lucy Telles was one of a group of Mono-Paiute women "became known for their exceedingly fine, visually stunning and complex polychrome baskets."<ref>{{cite book|last=Bibby|first=Brian|title=Yosemite: Art of an American Icon|editor=Amy Scott|publisher=Autry National Center and University of California Press|location=Los Angeles and Berkeley|year=2006|pages=97–101|chapter=Native American Art of the Yosemite Region|isbn=9780520249226}}</ref> Other [[basket weaving]] artists in this group included [[Nellie Charlie]] and [[Carrie Bethel]].
Lucy Telles was one of a group of Mono-Paiute women that "became known for their exceedingly fine, visually stunning and complex polychrome baskets."<ref>{{cite book|last=Bibby|first=Brian|title=Yosemite: Art of an American Icon|editor=Amy Scott|publisher=Autry National Center and University of California Press|location=Los Angeles and Berkeley|year=2006|pages=[https://archive.org/details/yosemiteartofame0000unse/page/97 97–101]|chapter=Native American Art of the Yosemite Region|isbn=9780520249226|chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/yosemiteartofame0000unse/page/97}}</ref> Other [[basket weaving]] artists in this group included [[Nellie Charlie]] and [[Carrie Bethel]].


==Art career==
==Art career==
[[File:Lucy Telles basket.jpg|thumb|260px|A basket made by Lucy Telles in the Smithsonian's [[National Museum of the American Indian]].]]
[[File:Lucy Telles basket.jpg|thumb|A [[basket weaving|woven basket]] made by Lucy Telles ([[National Museum of the American Indian]])]]
Telles, who learned [[basket weaving]] as a child, was well known for her fine basketry during her lifetime. Her innovations in basket weaving had a lasting influence on Yosemites weavers. While traditional Miwok baskets had one color, she used two colors per baskets. She created black from [[bracken fern]] root (''[[Pteridium aquilinum]]'') and red from split [[redbud]] twigs. She created new basketry designs, some inspired by [[Plains Indian]] geometric beadwork.<ref>{{cite book|last=Trainer|first=Laureen|title=Yosemite: Art of an American Icon|editor=Amy Scott|publisher=Autry National Center and University of California Press|location=Los Angeles and Berkeley|year=2006|pages=207|chapter=Selected Artist Biographies|isbn=9780520249226|}}</ref> Lucy sold her baskets to Yosemite visitors.
Telles, who learned [[basket weaving]] as a child, was well known for her fine basketry during her lifetime. Her innovations in basket weaving had a lasting influence on Yosemite weavers. While traditional Miwok baskets had one color, she used two colors per basket. She created black from [[bracken fern]] root (''[[Pteridium aquilinum]]'') and red from split [[redbud]] twigs. She created new basketry designs, some inspired by [[Plains Indian]] geometric beadwork.<ref>{{cite book|last=Trainer|first=Laureen|title=Yosemite: Art of an American Icon|editor=Amy Scott|publisher=Autry National Center and University of California Press|location=Los Angeles and Berkeley|year=2006|pages=[https://archive.org/details/yosemiteartofame0000unse/page/207 207]|chapter=Selected Artist Biographies|isbn=9780520249226|chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/yosemiteartofame0000unse/page/207}}</ref> Lucy sold her baskets to Yosemite visitors.


By the 1920s, Telles was regarded as the best basket weaver in Yosemite Valley. In 1924, she won a prize of $100 for her baskets. Her most famous basket was the largest known to have been woven in Yosemite Valley. It sold for $250 in 1939. An enormous basket with a 36" diameter that took her four years to weave took first prize at the [[1933 World's Fair]]. In 1950, Telles raffled off this basket, her son won it, and the [[National Park Service]] purchased it for their [[Yosemite Museum]].<ref name=yose/>
By the 1920s, Telles was regarded as the best basket weaver in Yosemite Valley. In 1924, she won a prize of $100 for her baskets. Her most famous basket was the largest known to have been woven in Yosemite Valley. It sold for $250 in 1939. An enormous basket with a 36" diameter that took her four years to weave took first prize at the [[1933 World's Fair]]. In 1950, Telles raffled off this basket, her son won it, and the [[National Park Service]] purchased it for their [[Yosemite Museum]].<ref name=yose/>
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== Legacy ==
== Legacy ==


Two of her baskets were part of an exhibition on the art of Yosemite which appeared at the [[Autry National Center]], the [[Oakland Museum of California]], the [[Nevada Museum of Art]] and the [[Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art]] from 2006 to 2008. One of her baskets from the collection of the California Academy of Sciences, is currently on exhibit at the California Museum in Sacramento.<ref>{{cite book|last=Scott|first=Amy|title=[http://books.google.com/books/about/Yosemite.html?id=2BNdexGoHkkC Yosemite: Art of an American Icon]|publisher=[[Autry National Center]] and [[University of California Press]]|location=Los Angeles and Berkeley|year=2006|pages=222|isbn=9780520249226}}</ref>
Two of her baskets were part of an exhibition on the art of Yosemite which appeared at the [[Autry National Center]], the [[Oakland Museum of California]], the [[Nevada Museum of Art]] and the [[Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art]] from 2006 to 2008. One of her baskets from the collection of the California Academy of Sciences, is currently on exhibit at the California Museum in Sacramento.<ref>{{cite book|last=Scott|first=Amy|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2BNdexGoHkkC|title=Yosemite: Art of an American Icon|publisher=[[Autry National Center]] and [[University of California Press]]|location=Los Angeles and Berkeley|year=2006|pages=222|isbn=9780520249226}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of Native American artists]]
* [[List of Native American artists]]
*[[Visual arts by indigenous peoples of the Americas]]
* [[Visual arts by indigenous peoples of the Americas]]
* [[Julia F. Parker]]


==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt9199q6g6/?layout=metadata&brand=calisphere Photo of Lucy Telles with her largest basket.]
* [http://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt9199q6g6/?layout=metadata&brand=calisphere Photo of Lucy Telles with her largest basket.]
* [http://antiquesandthearts.com/2006-10-03__08-42-03.html Lucy Telles basket at auction.]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070627104845/http://antiquesandthearts.com/2006-10-03__08-42-03.html Lucy Telles basket at auction.]
* [http://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt809nd0gr/?layout=metadata&brand=calisphere Lucy Telles demonstrating basketmaking in Yosemite National Park.]
* [http://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt809nd0gr/?layout=metadata&brand=calisphere Lucy Telles demonstrating basketmaking in Yosemite National Park.]


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|PLACE OF BIRTH = near Mono Lake, California
|DATE OF DEATH = 1955 or 1956
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Latest revision as of 17:16, 14 February 2024

Lucy Park Telles
Lucy Telles in Yosemite National Park, September 16, 1933
Born
Pamahas

c. 1870-1885
Mono County, California, United States
Diedc. 1955-1956
NationalityKucadikadi- Yosemite Mono Lake Paiute
EducationSelf-taught
Known forBasket weaving

Lucy Parker Telles (c. 1870/1885–1955/6) was a Mono Lake Paiute - Kucadikadi (Northern Paiute) and Southern Sierra Miwok (Yosemite Miwok) Native American basket weaver.[1]

Background

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Lucy Telles was born near Mono Lake, in Mono County, California. Her native name was Pamahas, which translates to "Meadows" in the Northern Paiute language.[2] Her parents were Louisa and Mack Tom.[2] Her maternal grandparents were Mono Lake Paiute Captain Sam and Mono "Yosemite Paiute" Susie Sam. She and her family lived in Yosemite Valley and at Mono Lake. As a child, Telles played near Galen Clark's cabin. To supplement her family's income, she caught fish in the Valley to sell to hotel keepers.[2]

Telles' first husband was Jack Parker, a Paiute. In 1902 they had a son, Lloyd Parker, but shortly after he was born, Jack died. She later married John Telles, a Mexican-American from Texas. John worked as a truck driver and laborer for the Yosemite Park & Curry Company, and the couple lived in Yosemite Valley.[2]

Lucy Telles was one of a group of Mono-Paiute women that "became known for their exceedingly fine, visually stunning and complex polychrome baskets."[3] Other basket weaving artists in this group included Nellie Charlie and Carrie Bethel.

Art career

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A woven basket made by Lucy Telles (National Museum of the American Indian)

Telles, who learned basket weaving as a child, was well known for her fine basketry during her lifetime. Her innovations in basket weaving had a lasting influence on Yosemite weavers. While traditional Miwok baskets had one color, she used two colors per basket. She created black from bracken fern root (Pteridium aquilinum) and red from split redbud twigs. She created new basketry designs, some inspired by Plains Indian geometric beadwork.[4] Lucy sold her baskets to Yosemite visitors.

By the 1920s, Telles was regarded as the best basket weaver in Yosemite Valley. In 1924, she won a prize of $100 for her baskets. Her most famous basket was the largest known to have been woven in Yosemite Valley. It sold for $250 in 1939. An enormous basket with a 36" diameter that took her four years to weave took first prize at the 1933 World's Fair. In 1950, Telles raffled off this basket, her son won it, and the National Park Service purchased it for their Yosemite Museum.[1]

Lucy demonstrated basket making to park visitors from 1930 until her death in 1955 or 1956.[2] She taught her grandson's wife, Julia Peter Parker (Kashaya Pomo) how to weave baskets.[1] She was one of the most prolific California and Yosemite – Mono Lake Paiute basket makers. Several of her baskets are featured at the Yosemite National Park Indian museum.

Legacy

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Two of her baskets were part of an exhibition on the art of Yosemite which appeared at the Autry National Center, the Oakland Museum of California, the Nevada Museum of Art and the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art from 2006 to 2008. One of her baskets from the collection of the California Academy of Sciences, is currently on exhibit at the California Museum in Sacramento.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Giese, Paula. "Miwok-Paiute Tradition." Yosemite Basket Makers - Native American Art. 14 Oct 1996 (retrieved 7 Dec 2009)
  2. ^ a b c d e "The Town Meeting." National Park Service. (retrieved 7 Dec 2009)
  3. ^ Bibby, Brian (2006). "Native American Art of the Yosemite Region". In Amy Scott (ed.). Yosemite: Art of an American Icon. Los Angeles and Berkeley: Autry National Center and University of California Press. pp. 97–101. ISBN 9780520249226.
  4. ^ Trainer, Laureen (2006). "Selected Artist Biographies". In Amy Scott (ed.). Yosemite: Art of an American Icon. Los Angeles and Berkeley: Autry National Center and University of California Press. pp. 207. ISBN 9780520249226.
  5. ^ Scott, Amy (2006). Yosemite: Art of an American Icon. Los Angeles and Berkeley: Autry National Center and University of California Press. p. 222. ISBN 9780520249226.
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