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Exhibition History"Art Des Indiens D'Amerique Du Nord Dans La Collection D'Eugene Thaw," Mona Bismarck Foundation, Paris, France, Somogy Editions D'Art, January 21, 2000 - March 18, 2000.
"Art of the American Indian: The Thaw Collection," The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, March 2, 2010 - May 30, 2010; Minneapolis Museum of Art, Minneapolis, MN, October 24, 2010 - January 9, 2011; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX, April 24, 2011 - September 23, 2011; Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN, December 4, 2011 - February 12, 2012.
"American Indian Art from the Fenimore Art Museum: The Thaw Collection," The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, May 9, 2017 - October 8, 2017.
"American Indian Art from the Fenimore Art Museum: The Thaw Collection," Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, Utica, NY, October 13, 2018 - December 31, 2018.
"American Indian Art from the Fenimore Art Museum: The Thaw Collection," Mitchell Gallery, St John's College, Annapolis, MD, February 28, 2020 - April 26, 2020.
ProvenancePresented by Maria Martinze to Dr. Frank Lane, Santa Fe, New Mexico, in recognition of his service to Julian; Mrs. Margaret Young, Cochiti, New Mexico; Al Packard, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Mr. and Mrs. R.J. Dellenbeck, Wyoming, Richard Spivey, Pebble Beach, California
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.213.
Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 233.
Artist
Maria Martinez
(1887 - 1980, San Ildefonso Pueblo)
Artist
Julian Martinez
(1885 - 1943, San Ildefonso Pueblo)
Jar
Datec. 1925
MediumClay, pigment
DimensionsOverall: 11 1/4 × 12 1/2 in. (28.6 × 31.8 cm)
Object numberT0575
Credit LineGift of Eugene Victor Thaw Art Foundation
Photograph by John Bigelow Taylor, NYC
Label TextMaria Martinez formed clay into vessels and her husband Julian painted designs on some of her finished pots. The combination of Maria’s expertly formed and burnished vessels and Julian’s elegant designs brought the couple great acclaim. Their success inspired other potters and was a strong influence in the revival of pottery traditions in the pueblos. Around 1925 Maria gave this polychrome jar to Dr. Lane, director of the Indian Hospital of the Santa Fe Indian School, for help extended to her family.Exhibition History"Art Des Indiens D'Amerique Du Nord Dans La Collection D'Eugene Thaw," Mona Bismarck Foundation, Paris, France, Somogy Editions D'Art, January 21, 2000 - March 18, 2000.
"Art of the American Indian: The Thaw Collection," The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, March 2, 2010 - May 30, 2010; Minneapolis Museum of Art, Minneapolis, MN, October 24, 2010 - January 9, 2011; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX, April 24, 2011 - September 23, 2011; Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN, December 4, 2011 - February 12, 2012.
"American Indian Art from the Fenimore Art Museum: The Thaw Collection," The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, May 9, 2017 - October 8, 2017.
"American Indian Art from the Fenimore Art Museum: The Thaw Collection," Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, Utica, NY, October 13, 2018 - December 31, 2018.
"American Indian Art from the Fenimore Art Museum: The Thaw Collection," Mitchell Gallery, St John's College, Annapolis, MD, February 28, 2020 - April 26, 2020.
ProvenancePresented by Maria Martinze to Dr. Frank Lane, Santa Fe, New Mexico, in recognition of his service to Julian; Mrs. Margaret Young, Cochiti, New Mexico; Al Packard, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Mr. and Mrs. R.J. Dellenbeck, Wyoming, Richard Spivey, Pebble Beach, California
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.213.
Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 233.
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