Gunmetal Geometric Black-on-Black Pottery Jar by Maria Martinez

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Gunmetal Geometric Black-on-Black Pottery Jar by Maria Martinez:
$8350.00

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Maria Poveka Martinez - San Ildefonso Pueblo

Marie + Santana

Mid 20th Century

Size: 6.25"h x 6.5"w

San Ildefonso Black on Black Gunmetal Geometric Pottery Jar by Maria and Santana Martinez, 1943-1954

1950

4.25" x 5"

View on our Maria Website:HERE

Pictured with p279 in last photo

Signed Maria and Santana

Highest level of Gun Metal Finish. Less than 1% of Maria Pottery obtains this finish.

Excellent Condition

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Maria Poveka Martinez (1884-1980)is probably the most famous of all pueblo potters. She and her husband, Julian, discovered in 1918 how to produce the now-famous black-on-black pottery and theyspent the remainder of their careers perfecting and producing it for museums and collectors worldwide.

Early works by Maria and Julian areunsigned(1918-1923).

By 1923, Maria began signingMarieon pieces made by her and Julian. His name was omitted because making pottery was “woman's work.” Pottery made by Maria and painted by Julian, signed Marie, was most probably made between1920 and 1925.

Pottery made by Maria and painted by Julian between1925 and 1943bears the dual signatureMarie + Julian. By 1925, and until his death in 1943, Maria shared the signature with Julian.

Following the death of Julian, their son Adam and his wife Santana helped Maria with the design and firing of her pottery. Pieces made between1943 and 1954are signedMaria + Santana.

When Maria began signing pottery, she was told, probably by Chapman, that “Marie” was a more familiar name than “Maria” to the non-Indian public. She therefore signed the name “Marie” for about 30 years. Following the publication of Alice Marriott's book, Maria: The Potter of San Ildefonso, she begansigning her true name, “Maria.”

Around the mid-1950s, Popovi Da began working with his mother, helping her with designing and firing her pottery. They began to co-sign piecesMaria - Popovi, and Popovi started putting a date on each piece, probablyaround1959.

Maria often made small pieces of pottery without the assistance of her husband, her son, or herdaughter-in-law. These are always highly polished, un-decorated pieces and are usually quite spectacular and graceful and exhibit the true nature of her genius. They are signedMaria Poveka.

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Provenance:Our uncle Roman J. Peterlin was a well-known local businessman in Phoenix Arizona from the late 1950s to the mid 1980s. Roman ownedThe Gift Worldon Van Buren Ave. in downtown Phoenix.This was the largest gift shop in Phoenix and was located on the only major road to the west coast.In working with many Native American Artisans Roman fell in love with Maria pottery & started his own collection.His collection spans much of Maria’s life in pottery & a good amount of her career.Roman told us that he had Maria come to his store for a showing of her craft & also a book signing.Roman said he thought he had the largest private collection.He knew of none larger.Roman passed away in 2009 at 100 years old.He still talked of his collection until the end. 111228-02

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