Maria Martinez, Julian Martinez, Bowl, n.d., blackware, 6 3⁄4 x 9 1⁄2 in. (17.2 x 24.2 cm) diam., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of International Business Machines Corporation, 1966.27.14
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Bowl
- Artists
- Date
- n.d.
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 6 3⁄4 x 9 1⁄2 in. (17.2 x 24.2 cm) diam.
- Credit Line
- Gift of International Business Machines Corporation
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- blackware
- Classifications
- Object Number
- 1966.27.14
Artwork Description
Maria Martinez and her husband, Julian, were artists on the San Ildefonso Pueblo in New Mexico. Inspired by ancient pots excavated near their pueblo between 1907 and 1909, the couple broke away from traditional polychrome wares and began creating decorative black-on-black pieces with stylized designs. The pattern on this bowl resonates with the Art Deco movement of the 1930s and ’40s. In this way, the Martinezes revitalized their ancestral pottery tradition from a modern vantage point.
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