blackware olla (vase)

Julian Martinez, painter

Cultural affiliations: San Ildefonso

1897–1943

Maria Martinez, artist

Cultural affiliations: San Ildefonso

1887–1980

blackware olla (vase), 1934–1943

Where object was made: San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, United States

Material/technique: ceramic; paint

Dimensions:
Object Height/Diameter (Height x Diameter): 35.5 x 23 cm
Object Height/Diameter (Height x Diameter): 14 x 9 1/16 in

Credit line: Gift from the Ward and Clyde Lockwood Collection

Accession number: 1972.0449

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Maria Martinez rekindled both the popularity and knowledge of black-on-black pottery that has been part of Pueblo culture for hundreds of years. Martinez’s husband Julian decorated examples such as this pot in patterns emulating ancient Pueblo designs.

Exhibition Label:
“This Land,” Mar-2014, Kate Meyer
Maria Martinez rekindled both the popularity and knowledge of black-on-black pottery that has been part of Pueblo culture for hundreds of years. Martinez’s husband Julian decorated examples such as this pot in patterns emulating ancient Pueblo designs.