Maria Martinez American Indian Pottery / Illustrated In-Depth Book

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THE LIVING TRADITION OF MARIA MARTINEZ
by Susan Peterson, Kodansha International, NY, 1977/1981.
”This book is the culmination of the author’s nearly thirty-year association with Maria and her family.  It is the only major book about Maria Martinez since Alice Marriott’s classic work in 1948.  Its 195 color and 139 black-and-white plates are the first photographic representation of Maria’s life and work and of the work of her family of potters.”
Lavishly illustrated in color and black-and-white, this early out of print book is a scholarly survey of the life and accomplishments of Maria Martinez.  Covered by chapter are: Introduction; Maria-A Meeting; Acknowledgments; Maria; Black Pottery; Maria and Santana; Making Pots; Barbara; Firing; Appendix (A Brief Historical Note on Burnished Black and Matt Pottery; Comments on the Plates; and genealogy); Bibliography; and Index-Glossary.  There’s a wealth of information in this comprehensive book.  If you are a collector, dealer or historian of Native American Indian arts and crafts, you will want to add this invaluable text to your permanent reference library.
8.7” x 11.7” softback in very good condition.  300 pages.
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