Bibliography

B, R L. “Women Potters of Ildefonso.” The Christian Science Monitor, December 13, 1930, p. 12. ProQuest.

Conroy, Sarah B. “An American Potter Hands Down Her Art.” The Washington Post, 9 Apr. 1978 Accessed 15 Nov. 2018.

Halladay, Ida. “Indians’ Art Revival Put Into Story.” Los Angeles Times, July 11, 1948, p. C5. ProQuest.

Hewett, Edgar L., Dutton, Bertha P. and Harrington. John P.  The Pueblo Indian World;Studies on the Natural History of the Rio Grande Valley in Relation to Pueblo Indian Culture,. Albuquerque: The University of New Mexico and the School of American Research, 1945. http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015054066348.

This book summarizes the anthropological findings that Dr. Edgar Lee Hewett, former director of the Museum of New Mexico, found in his research of ancient Pueblo communities. In 1908 and 1909, Dr. Hewett guided archaeological excavations at Pajarito Plateau; Maria Martinez’s husband, Julian, worked for him. Since both artists were influenced by Dr. Hewett’s findings, this source provided research on Puebloan everyday life and the symbolic imagery that was prevalent in the culture’s prehistoric pottery. Though the work utilizes outdated terminology, the research reveals valuable insights to the spiritual significance of visual symbols showcased in Puebloan pottery. Namely, the research sites prevalent cloud designs that surrounded mythological creatures such as avanyu, water serpents that could represent rain or flowing water. These symbols were favored in Julian Martinez’s designs.

Maria Martinez: Indian Pottery of San Ildefonso. 1972. VHS. November 21, 2013. Accessed November 16, 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkUGm87DE0k.

This documentary follows Maria Martinez as she demonstrates the process behind her signature black-on-black pottery, from collecting the materials to the finished product. A narrator voices over the majority of the video based in the Pueblo, though there are many clips of Martinez adding further insight on her techniques and why she practices them that way. This documentary served useful in coming to understand how Martinez created her work because it provided visual context for processes I had only read about before. This was especially important when learning about Martinez’s firing techniques. A meticulous operation, she fired her pottery outdoors using cow chips as fuel with scrap metal as temperature regulation–a stark visual and technical contrast to modern day kilns. Additionally, the documentary pays close attention to Pueblo influences and customs, integrating them into the narrative and thoroughly explaining the significance behind certain cultural aspects of Martinez’s practice.

Marriott, Alice. Maria: The Potter of San Ildefonso. N.p.: University of Oklahoma Press, 1948.

This book by Alice Marriott is a biography of major events in the life of Maria Martinez, detailing stories, such as the discovery of the black-on-black pottery technique, in the context of Martinez’s Pueblo culture, but with the purpose of making it receptive to an Anglo-American audience. In my opinion, this is a strong piece because of the passive role that the interviewer takes. Marriott gathered the material for this book through almost daily, private interviews with Martinez where she allowed the potter to follow her own stream of consciousness without probative or leading questions, giving the book a story-telling feel and an unadulterated point of view. The cultural focus and first-person reliability have made this work a common reference for many people writing about Martinez.

Mebane, John. “Martinez Pottery Best of All.” The Atlanta Constitution, July 23, 1978, p. 3E. ProQuest Historical Newspapers.

Peterson, Susan, and Maria Montoya. Martinez. Maria Martinez: Five Generations of Potters. Smithsonian Institution Press, 1978. Accessed 23 Nov. 2018.

Peterson, Susan. The Living Tradition of Maria Martinez. Kodansha USA, 1977. Accessed November 16, 2018.

“Puebloan: Maria Martinez, Black-on-Black Ceramic Vessel.” Khan Academy, Khan Academy, 2018. Accessed 16 Nov. 2018.

Southwest Indian Alexander E Anthony Jr, Adobe Gallery. Accessed 16 Nov. 2018.

Spivey, Richard. “Maria Montoya Poveka Martinez (1887-1980) Pond Lily.” Adobe Gallery Art of the Southwest Indian Alexander E Anthony Jr, Adobe Gallery. 

Swanson, Katherine. “Maria Martinez: A Case Study In Artistic Biography And An Examination Of Anglo-American And American Indian Relations.” Southern Connecticut State University, May 2011.

Wertkin, Gerard C. “Maria Martinez.” Encyclopedia of American Folk Art. Florence, UNITED STATES: Routledge, 2003. http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/umichigan/detail.action?docID=200813.

Wood, Matt. “Maria Martinez: World-Renowned Potter of San Ildefonso Pueblo.” MariaMartinezPottery.com. Accessed 15 Nov. 2018.

“Work by world-renowned potter Maria Martinez showcased at heard museum; 60-plus pieces by famed potter, family shown in new exhibit.” (2003, May 16). The Native Voice Retrieved from ProQuest.

This entry from the May 2003 issue of The Native Voice, a publication geared towards studying aboriginal culture in the Americas was very helpful with my research on Maria Martinez and her life history.  I found this article later in my research process on Maria’s biography, and it was extremely useful in filling in some chronological gaps that I had in my previous research regarding who artist collaborated with and when.  The article also does a great job describing the black-on-black pottery process, and I wish I had found it before writing my research paper, because some of the descriptors for the facture and technique of the pottery would have helped me greatly in finding my own words to describe the vessel that I examined at the University of Michigan Museum of Art.  The entry also emphasizes Martinez’s creativity and innovation in the entire field of pottery, which was an aspect of my biography that I was looking to strengthen going into writing. The article also includes useful information about the artist’s multitude of World’s Fair and international exhibition showings, which helped me realize and write about the great impact that Martinez’s pottery had on such a wide audience.  Lastly, the article emphasizes how Maria specialized in forming the pottery while her husband or the other people she worked with after his death painted and even decorated the vessels. This publication would be greatly useful to anyone enquiring about the artist or researching her biography and chronology of her work and achievements.