Black-on-black Dish signed Santana and Adam [SOLD]

Maria and Julian had four sons: Adam (born 1903), John (born 1915), Popovi Da (born 1922), and Philip (born 1925).  Adam’s wife was Santana and it was she who worked with Maria following the death of Julian in 1943.  Santana and Adam also collaborated on pottery.  Santana made the pottery and Adam painted the designs.  Adam also did the firing of their pottery.

This small dish is decorated with a design that appears to be floral elements with unopened buds or perhaps tadpoles swimming among vegetation.

Condition: very good condition with insignificant scratches.

Provenance: from the collection of a family from Pennsylvania

Reference and Recommended Reading: The Legacy of Maria Poveka Martinez by Richard L. Spivey, 2003