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MARIA MARTINEZ (SAN ILDEFONSO,1887-1980), BLACK ON BLACK POTTERY “FEATHER” PLATE#1336
Signed Marie & Santana (1943-1956). Measures approximately 6.5” D.
MARIA MARTINEZ (San Ildefonso Pueblo, NM 1887-1980):
Maria Poveka Montoya Martinez was a Pueblo artist who created internationally known pottery. Maria Martinez is undoubtedly one of the best-known and most influential Native potters of the 1900s. She became famous for her creative pottery and traveling to museums, World Fairs, and other events throughout her lifetime.
Maria learned to make pottery from her aunt Nicolasa Montoya. Around 1918-1919, Maria and her husband, Julian Martinez, created the “black-on-black” style of pottery. This unique process allowed matte designs to be painted on a stone-polished surface, a stone-polished piece fired black. At the time, this unique and distinctive style of pottery quickly became a success, and by 1922, it was made by nearly every potter at San Ildefonso Pueblo. It helped to change the economy of the Pueblo as pottery became a successful career.
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