Maria Martinez San Ildefonso Blackware Pottery

Cisco’s Gallery offers historic pottery by Maria Poveka Martinez and members of the Martinez family of San Ildefonso Pueblo. Maria and her husband, Julian Martinez, gained international recognition for black-on-black pottery distinguished by contrasting polished and matte surfaces. Hand-built, polished and fired using Pueblo ceramic traditions refined through their own experimentation, their work helped bring widespread recognition to San Ildefonso pottery. The collection may also include works made with later collaborators and family members, including Santana Martinez and Popovi Da.