San Ildefonso Pueblo Pottery

Vessel Collection,

Bowl made by Rose Martinez: 3 x 7.5 D
Vessel (brown accent) made by Dora Tse Pe: 4.25 x 3.5 D"

Vessel (all black) - unattributed: 4.5 x 2.75 D

San Ildefonso pottery is one of the best-known art forms of the New Mexico Pueblos because of the famous black-on-black pottery which originated there and was revived in the nineteen-twenties.

At that time San Ildefonso Pueblo, like many other Pueblos, was suffering severe economic depression. Long-standing internal conflicts, encroachment upon tribal lands by squatters, and illegal cutting of timber all contributed to the low subsistence level to which the Pueblo had fallen. When American Indian crafts began to be popular with collectors, it was fortunate for the San Ildefonso people, because although the Pueblo population was small, there were a number of skilled artisans, makers of pottery, and painters, who set to work to improve the economic condition of the Pueblo. Before long, the outstanding quality of San Ildefonso pottery became known. It was then that the famous black pots were revived, primarily because of Maria Martinez.

From the collection of Arlene and Bernie Solomon

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