Maria Martinez
San Ildefonso, 1887-1980
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United States, Cochiti Pueblo, 1905 - 1989
BiographyMaria Montoya Poveka Martinez (1887-1980) Pond Lily is probably the most famous of all pueblo potters. She and her husband, Julian, discovered in 1918 how to produce the now-famous black-on-black pottery and they spent the remainder of their careers perfecting and producing it for museums and collectors worldwide