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San Ildefonso Pueblo Black-on-black Jar signed Marie and Julian - C3901D
Category: Pottery | Posted by | Thu, May 11th 2017, 1:51pm
Maria Poveka Martinez (1887-1980) and Julian Martinez (1885-1943) worked together producing pottery from the early 1900s-she making the beautiful Tewa shape vessels and he painting beautiful designs in traditional Polychrome style. Because Maria was considered the best potter at San Ildefosno Pueblo, she was selected to experiment on reproducing the prehistoric wares being excavated at nearby ruins. She and Julian worked diligently for several years to recreate the earlier pottery style and Julian painted designs in the traditional Polychrome style. It was not until around 1912, that they became interested in experimenting with the blackware of previous periods. It was another 10 years before they achieved satisfactory results.