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Beautifully Burnished San Ildefonso Solid Black Bowl by Maria Martinez - C3910F
Category: Pottery | Posted by | Fri, Jul 14th 2017, 2:19pm
When Maria Martinez produced plain blackware without having a family member paint on a design, she signed her name as Maria Povéka. According to Richard Spivey, Maria started signing with the Maria Povéka name in 1956 when she began collaborating with Popovi Da. This was an attempt to distinguish between pottery she alone completed versus those that were collaborations with Popovi Da. Spivey states that Maria abandoned the Povéka signature in the mid-1960s. After that, all pieces were signed Maria/Popovi whether decorated or not. Spivey 2003