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Jar

Maria Martínez Native American, San Ildefonso Pueblo
 Julián Martínez

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Maria Martinez formed clay into fired and burnished vessels, and her husband, Julian, painted designs on some of her finished pots. The combination of her expertly formed vessels and his elegant designs brought the couple great acclaim, inspiring other potters and influencing the revival of pottery traditions in the pueblos. Around 1925 Maria gave this polychrome jar to a Dr. Lane, director of the Indian Hospital of the Santa Fe Indian School, as an expression of gratitude for help he extended to her family.

Jar, Maria Martínez (Native American, San Ildefonso Pueblo, Santa Fe, New Mexico 1887–1980 San Ildefonso Pueblo, Santa Fe New Mexico), Clay, pigments, San Ildefonso

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