Jar

Maria Martínez Native American, San Ildefonso Pueblo
ca. 1925
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.
Maria Martinez formed clay into fired and burnished vessels, and her husband, Julian, painted designs on some of her finished pots. The combination of her expertly formed vessels and his elegant designs brought the couple great acclaim, inspiring other potters and influencing the revival of pottery traditions in the pueblos. Around 1925 Maria gave this polychrome jar to a Dr. Lane, director of the Indian Hospital of the Santa Fe Indian School, as an expression of gratitude for help he extended to her family.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Jar
  • Artist: Maria Martínez (Native American, San Ildefonso Pueblo, Santa Fe, New Mexico 1887–1980 San Ildefonso Pueblo, Santa Fe New Mexico)
  • Artist: Julián Martínez (San Ildefonso Pueblo, 1885–1943)
  • Date: ca. 1925
  • Geography: United States, New Mexico, San Ildefonso Pueblo
  • Culture: San Ildefonso
  • Medium: Clay, pigments
  • Dimensions: H. 11 1/4 × Diam. 12 in. (28.6 × 30.5 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Vessels
  • Credit Line: Eugene and Clare Thaw Collection, Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, NY (T0575)
  • Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing