Rare 100+ Yr old Maria and Julian Martinez Large Plate San Ildefonso Pueblo

Rare 100+ Yr old Large San Ildefonso Pueblo Plate by Maria and Julian Martinez 

Dimensions:-

Artist: Maria and Julian Martinez

Length: 12 1/8"

Width: 2 3/4"

Height: 12 1/8"

Tribe: San Ildenfonso 

Item #: 400011

Artist:

Maria Martinez

Maria Montoya Martinez (1887, San Ildefonso Pueblo, New   Mexico – July 20, 1980, San Ildefonso Pueblo) was a Native   American artist who created internationally renowned pottery.   Hailing from the San Ildefonso Pueblo, she learned pottery   skills  from her aunt at a young age.

 Martinez, her husband Julian, and other family members utilized  traditional Pueblo pottery styles and techniques to create   pieces  which reflect the Pueblo people’s legacy of fine artwork and crafts. Traditional pottery-making techniques were being lost, but Martinez and her family experimented with different techniques and helped preserve their cultural art.

Creating black ware pottery is a long process that consists of many steps requiring patience and skill.

The works of Maria Martinez, and especially her black ware pottery, survive in many museums, including the Smithsonian, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Denver Art Museum, and more. The Penn Museum in Philadelphia holds eight vessels — three plates and five jars — signed either “Marie” or “Marie & Julian”.