Artists: Maria Martinez
Maria Martinez bridged two centuries of Native American cultural experience and helped revitalize and popularize traditions of Pueblo pottery. Her work, which can be found in museums, private collections, and even the White House, set the standard for a uniquely American style of pottery called blackware. To find out more about Martinez and Pueblo pottery, check out these sites. Pueblo Pottery
This site includes an introduction to the Pueblos and to the development of different pottery styles.
(http://www.ipl.org/div/pottery/) Artcyclopedia entry for Maria Martinez
(http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/martinez_maria.html) Art gallery website with biography and images of works by Maria Martinez
(http://www.mariapottery.com/) |