Maria Ramita Martinez
Maria Ramita Martinez | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1884 Picuris Pueblo |
| Died | October 1969 (aged 84–85) |
| Resting place | Picuris |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Potter |
| Style | Traditional |
| Spouse | Juan José Martinez |
Maria Ramita Simbolo Martinez "Summer Harvest" (1884 - October 1969) was a Picuris Pueblo potter. Martinez learned traditional methods of creating pottery and has been recognized for preserving a cultural tradition of the Picuris Pueblo. Martinez collaborated with her husband, Juan José Martinez, who decorated her finished pots.
Biography[edit]
Martinez was born in Picuris Pueblo in 1884 to the Simbola family.[1] She learned to make pots by watching her mother, Solidad Simbola, make her own.[1] In the pueblo, she was known as "Summer Harvest."[2] She married Juan José Martinez, and the couple had six children together.[2] She and her husband collaborated on the pottery she made and sold their items together from the back of a wagon.[1]
Martinez died in October 1969 and was buried in Picuris.[3] A historic marker in New Mexico describes her contribution to the preservation of traditional pottery methods.[1]
Work[edit]
Martinez gathered clay from the hills outside Picuris.[4] Martinez used traditional methods to work on her pots which were generally red-brown in color and had a sparkles from the mica in the clay.[5] She would shape the pots and then her husband, Juan José Martinez, would decorate them before firing.[6]
Martinez's work is part of the collections of the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture[7] and the Leonard D. Hollister Collection at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Maria Ramita Simbola Martinez "Summer Harvest"". New Mexico Historic Women Marker Initiative. Archived from the original on 17 February 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ a b Pike, David (2015). Roadside New Mexico: A Guide to Historic Markers, Revised and Expanded Edition. UNM Press. ISBN 9780826355706.
- ^ "Maria Martinez". The Santa Fe New Mexican. 13 October 1969. Retrieved 16 August 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Greenwood, Phaedra (23 October 2002). "Geronimo Martinez Wilson". The Taos News. Retrieved 16 August 2019 – via Newspapers.com. and "She Dreams of Her Home". The Taos News. 23 October 2002. p. B14. Retrieved 16 August 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hills Protect Picuris Pueblo From Change". The Santa Fe New Mexican. 25 May 1958. Retrieved 16 August 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Baldinger, Jo Ann, ed. (1999). Legacy : Southwest Indian art at the School of American Research. Santa Fe, New Mexico: School of American Research Press. pp. 66. ISBN 0933452578 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Micaceous Bean Pot, 1956". New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "Leonard D. Hollister Collection". University Libraries - Special Collections & University Archives. University of Massachusetts Amherst. Archived from the original on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
External links[edit]
- Appraisal: Ramita Martinez Cooking Pot (video from Antiques Roadshow)
- 1884 births
- 1969 deaths
- 20th-century American ceramists
- 20th-century American women artists
- American women potters
- Ceramists from New Mexico
- American potters
- Native American women potters
- People from Picuris Pueblo, New Mexico
- Pueblo potters
- 20th-century Native American artists
- 20th-century Native American women