Skip to main contentBiographyJulian Martinez, husband of Maria Martinez, began by decorating Maria's pots and in 1918 finished his first decorated black ware pot with a matte background and a polish Avanyu design. Maria and Julian’s earliest works are all unsigned; these likely date to the years 1918-1923.
Julian Martinez
San Ildefonso Pueblo, 1921 – 1999
Person TypeIndividual
Native American [San Ildefonso Pueblo], 1921 - 1999
San Ildefonso Pueblo, c. 1920s – 2011
Diné (Navajo), 1948 – 2021
American, 1859 – 1937 (active France)