The Legacy of Maria Poveka Martinez


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A survey of photographers and photography of the American Southwest from 1870-1970. Includes Ansel Adams, Eliot Porter, Paul Strand, Edward Weston, and Laura Gilpin.




The Legacy of Maria Poveka Martinez


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Albuquerque Museum History Collection: Only in Albuquerque highlights the museum's rich history collection, drawing examples from thirty-five thousand artifacts, works of art, maps, and photographs.




María


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Major events in the life of Maria Martinez and her husband Julian who revived the ancient Pueblo Indian craft of pottery-making.




The Living Tradition of Maria Martinez


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This work chronicles the life and pottery of Maria Martinez in a tribute ofoth the artist and one America's greatest natural resources.




Shaped By Her Hands


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Chicago Public Library Best Informational Books for Younger Readers 2021 Kirkus Best Picture-Book Biographies of 2021 STARRED REVIEW! "Through masterful storytelling and graceful illustrations, this impactful title embodies Maria Povika Martinez's famous words: 'The Great Spirit gave me [hands] that work...but not for myself, for all Tewa people.'"—School Library Journal starred review STARRED REVIEW! "This story of a young girl from San Ildefonso Pueblo...celebrates the strong sense of culture and identity the Tewa people have maintained through the centuries. A deserved celebration."—Kirkus Reviews starred review The untold story of a Native American Indian potter who changed her field. The most renowned Native American Indian potter of her time, Maria Povika Martinez learned pottery as a child under the guiding hands of her ko-ōo, her aunt. She grew up to discover a new firing technique that turned her pots black and shiny, and made them—and Maria—famous. This inspiring story of family and creativity illuminates how Maria's belief in sharing her love of clay brought success and joy from her New Mexico Pueblo to people all across the country.




The Life and Art of Tony Da


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Maria


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Second edition of a fine celebration in text and photos of the greatest of American Indian potters. (Library of Congress--rigidly--classifies this as NK3700, "ceramics".) Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR




Medicine, Education, and the Arts in Contemporary Native America


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This book offers twenty original scholarly chapters featuring historical and biographical analyses of Native American women. The lives of women found her contributed significantly to their people and people everywhere. The book presents Native women of action and accomplishments in many areas of life. This work highlights women during the modern era of American history, countering past stereotypes of Native women. With the exceptions of Pocahontas and Sacajawea, historians have had little to say about American Indian women who have played key roles in the history of their tribes, their relationship with others, and the history of the United States. Indigenous women featured herein distinguished themselves as fiction and non-fiction writers, poets, potters, basket makers, musicians, and dancers. Other women contributed as notable educators and women working in health and medicine. They are representative of many women within the Native Universe who excelled in their lives to enrich the American experience.




Pottery of the Pueblos of New Mexico, 1700-1940


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"This catalog interprets a large and important public collection of historic New Mexioco Pueblo pottery through the study of slipped or slipped and painted wares from Pueblos still occupied"--Preface, page 9.