Highlights from the Permanent Collection: The Art of Craft – Native American

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Sep 16 2018 - Jan 13 2019

In 1919, Maria Martinez began experimenting with black-ware pottery. She and her husband, Julian, developed a method of decorating vessels with a vegetable-based preparation that resulted in a velvety, black-on-black finish. Maria hand-built the pots and hand-polished the surface onto which Julian painted the motifs. Tewa Jar will be juxtaposed with other Native American crafts from the Southwest. 

Credit: Exhibition overview from museum website.

  • Various Media
  • Indigenous
  • Americas
  • Maria Martinez
  • Julian Martinez
  • and others

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