Doña Agueda Martínez, a weaver from Medanales, New Mexico, is 102 years young today! 
Happy Birthday to Doña Agueda Martínez
Doña Agueda Martínez, a weaver from Medanales, New Mexico, is 102 years young today!
Not only is Martínez's beautiful weaving in our collection, but she is also featured in our educational web 'zine about Latino art, ¡Del Corazón!
Visit ¡Del Corazón! to learn more about Doña Agueda Martínez, her life and art work in New Mexico.
Pictured: Agueda Martinez, born 1898, Tapestry Weave Rag Jerga,1994, woven cotton cloth on cotton yarn warp, 86 1/2 x 52 1/2 in., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase in part through the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program.