The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 20, 2024
Bowl
c. 1948–49
(San Ildefonso Pueblo, about 1887–1980)
(San Ildefonso Pueblo, 1909–2002)
Diameter: 23.1 cm (9 1/8 in.)
Location: not on view
Description
Maria Martinez was one of the most distinguished Native American potters of the Southwest who worked at the San Ildefonso Pueblo in the first half of the 20th century. Firing in a reducing (low oxygen) atmosphere produces the black-on-black effect seen on this bowl. Maria Martinez and her husband Julián invented the black-on-black decoration technique around 1920; it was then adopted by many other potters at their pueblo.- Cleveland Museum of Art, “Mrs. Paul Wurzburger Donates Major Calder Mobile to Cleveland Museum of Art, Korean Painting, Japanese Ceramic, Italian Drawing and other Works Acquired” September 8, 1999, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives. archive.org
- Gallery One 2012. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 12, 2012-March 5, 2017).
- {{cite web|title=Bowl|url=false|author=María Martinez, Santana Roybal Martinez|year=c. 1948–49|access-date=20 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1999.191