San Ildefonso Pueblo, also known as the Turquoise Clan, is a census-designated place in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States, and a federally recognized tribe, established c. 1300 AD. The Pueblo
Drummers at San Ildefonso Pueblo, 1942. Ansel Adams, photographer
Church and cemetery at San Ildefonso Pueblo
Black Mesa
Black-on-Black pottery of the pueblo. Artifact at the Field Museum, Chicago
Maria Martinez
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Maria Poveka Montoya Martinez was a Pueblo artist who created internationally known pottery. Martinez, her husband Julian, and other family members, including her son Popovi Da, examined traditional P
San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico
…in 1918 took the population below 100. The people of San Ildefonso continued to lead an agricultural based economy until the early 20th century when Maria Martinez and her husband Julian Martinez rediscovered how to make the Black-on-Black pottery for which San Ildefonso Pueblo would soon become famous. From that…
Martinez c. 1925
An example of Maria Martinez' early redware work, c1925
A black-on-black ware pot by Maria Martinez, c.1945, at the de Young Museum
Polychrome Avanyu plate by Maria and Popovi Da, 1969