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Mikayla W

Biography of Maria Martinez and San Ildefonso Pottery - 1 views

    • Mikayla W
       
      This is a good sight for info but mainly photos
  • would watch her aunt making pots
  • Inexpensive Spanish tinware and
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  • Anglo enamelware had replaced traditional containers and cooking pots.
  • Maria was asked to replicate some pre-historic pottery styles that had been discovered in an archaeological excavation of an ancient pueblo site near San Ildefonso
  • Maria and Julian refined their pottery techniques and were asked to demonstrate their craft at several expositions, including the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, the 1914 Panama-California Exposition in San Diego, and the 1934 Chicago World's Fair. Part of their success came from their innovations in the style of black-on-black ware.
  • Maria's interest and willingness to experiment with techniques prevented this from occurring.
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