Maria Montoya Poveka Martinez ART FOR SALE

Portrait of Maria Montoya Poveka Martinez: ©Cradoc Bagshaw.

1887 San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico - 1980 San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico. Known for: Pueblo motif black pottery.

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Of Tewa heritage of the San Ildefonso Pueblo in the Rio Grande Valley of New Mexico, Maria Martinez became world renowned for her black on black pottery. "This process involved burying the unfinished pot in a fire in the ground, covered tightly with sheep or cow dung for fuel. The amount of air reaching the pottery determined whether the clay remained red or instead turned completely black." (Gibson/Michnovicz, 91) . Her pottery was first exhibited beyond her pueblo at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904, and many decades later at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington DC, the Millicent Rogers Museum in Taos, and the Heard Museum in Phoenix. She learned to make pots as a child from her aunt, Tia Nicolasa, and began with clay dishes she made... Read full biography

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Large San Ildefonso Pueblo Black-on-black Pottery Jar signed Marie—Julian - Image 1 of 4

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Large San Ildefonso Pueblo Black-on-black Pottery Jar signed Marie—Julian

Type:Other

Year:1930s

Size:5.75" x 8.50"

Medium:Clay

Signed:Signed

Notes:

Item # 26356. San Ildefonso pottery by the "Marie - Julian" signature (1925-1943) represents the collaborative Black-on-black refinement of Maria and Julian Martinez. https://www.adobegallery.com/art/large-san-ildefonso-pueblo-black-on-black-pottery-jar-signed-marie-julian

Price: $5,500. Please contact Adobe Gallery