Maria Martinez, pottery maker from the San Ildefonso Pueblo in New Mexico, kneels with another woman making pottery at the Indian village exhibit at the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Diego in 1915. Julian Martinez stands behind the two women and two small children, possibly Maria and Julian's sons Popovi and Felip, sit on the ground near them. Additional pieces of pottery lie on the ground in front of the women.
Description
1 photonegative : glass ; 18 x 13 cm. (7 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint ; 17 x 12 cm. (6 1/2 x 4 3/4 in.)
Subject
Art exhibitions--1910-1920; Indians of North America--Women--1910-1920; Potters--New Mexico--1910-1920; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--1910-1920; Martínez, Julián, San Ildefonso Pueblo potter; Martínez, María Montoya--Family; Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915 : San Francisco, Calif.)
Format-Medium
Photograph
Rights Contact Information
Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR700110331
Notes
Number "48." written in lower corner of glass plate.; Title from inventory prepared by Western History Department, Denver Public Library.; Words "Pottery making demonstration, Indian village, Panama- Pacific Exposition, San Diego, California 1915" penciled on back of print.; R7001103314
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