Maria Montoya Martinez (Pueblo de San Ildefonso, 1887–1980)
Santana Roybal Martinez (San Ildefonso, 1909–2002)
San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico
Plate with Feather Motif
INV-5939
Maria Montoya Martinez (Pueblo de San Ildefonso, 1887–1980)
Santana Roybal Martinez (San Ildefonso, 1909–2002)
San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico1943–56
Plate with Feather Motif
Maria Montoya Martinez (Pueblo de San Ildefonso, 1887–1980) Santana Roybal Martinez (San Ildefonso, 1909–2002) San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico →san ildefonsopueblonative americanamericasearthenwareceramics
Date
1943–56
Medium
Earthenware and slip
Dimensions
5.1 × 38.1 cm (2 × 15 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Edward H. Weiss
San Ildefonso pottery Maria Martinez accommodated the tastes of the wealthy collectors and tourists in new productions based on traditional methods and forms, but also contemporary in appearance. Her distinctive black pots, which resulted from experiments with firigin and glazes, attracted many collectors, and soon she and her husband, Julian, produced the famous black-on-black ware almost exclusively.
— Revised from J. Barter, Window on the West (2003), pg. 129
Also notable
Works in the same vein
Comanche Dance, San Ildefonso
William Penhallow Henderson American, 1877-1943
Plate with Four-Part Geometric Pattern
Maria Montoya Martinez (Pueblo de San Ildefonso, 1887–1980) Julian Martinez (San Ildefonso, 1879–1943) San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico
Jar with Feather Motif
Maria Montoya Martinez (Pueblo de San Ildefonso, 1887–1980) Popovi Da (San Ildefonso, 1923–1971) San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico
