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Plate with Painted Design
1966 · ceramic, slip
Overall: 5.6 x 30.3 x 5.6 cm (2 3/16 x 11 15/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
Cleveland Museum of Art
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Maria Martinez
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Mixed Media
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Maria Martinez was an American potter born in San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, who revived and refined the blackware ceramic tradition of her community. Working in hand-coiled clay without a wheel, she developed a distinctive polished black-on-black technique that became synonymous with Pueblo pottery of the twentieth century. Her vessels, characterized by matte and burnished surfaces and subtle geometric forms, established a new standard for indigenous ceramic practice and influenced generations of potters across the Southwest.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 26d ago
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Museum of Modern Art
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Art Institute of Chicago
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