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
Native American [San Ildefonso Pueblo], c. 1920s - 2011
Native American [Acoma Pueblo], 1907 - 1982
American, born Austria, Wiener Hagenbund, 1895 – 1977
