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San Ildefonso Pueblo Black-on-Black Plate with Avanyu by Maria Martinez - C3164D
Category: Pottery | Posted by | Sat, Jul 16th 2016, 3:03pm
Popovi Da is best known as a collaborator with his mother, Maria Martinez. Starting in 1956, Popovi worked with Maria in all aspects of pottery preparation and their pieces were co-signed. It was his intent to assist his mother and not to take away from her attention that kept him from making pottery on his own. He was going to pursue his career after his mother was no longer making pottery. Unfortunately, he passed away in 1971. It was, at that time, that Maria retired.