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Maria & Julian Martinez

Maria & Julian Martinez (1887/1879 - 1980/1943) was active/lived in New Mexico.  Maria Julian Martinez is known for 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 1919-1920, 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 was made by nearly every potter at San Ildefonso Pueblo. It helped to change the economy of Pueblo as pottery became a successful career.Maria worked with Julian until he died in 1943. She then worked with her daughter-in-law Santana, who married her eldest son, Adam. Again, she would make the pottery, and Santana would paint the designs. In the 1950s, Maria made plain pieces an   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2132 characters.]  Artist bio

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