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The Living Tradition of Maria Martinez
by Peterson, Susan (signed); Maria Martinez (signed "Maria Poveka")
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0870113194
- ISBN 13
- 9780870113192
- Seller
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Henderson, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
Tokyo, New York, San Francisco: Kodansha International, 1977. Five signatures: SIGNED by the ARTIST as "Maria Poveka" under her full page portrait (on page 21). INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR directly on the free front endpaper. In addition the following members of the artist's family have signed their portraits: Maria's granddaughter Anita Martinez; her great granddaughter Barbara Gonzales; and Maria's son Adam Martinez. Fine condition in a bright, shiny Near Fine dust jacket. NOT price clipped ($35.00). NO chips. NO tears. Sharp corners. NOT a remainder. Pages are crisp and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. This is a beautifully illustrated study of Maria Martinez's life and work as a potter, and that of her family as well. It is lavishly illustrated with 195 color and 139 b/w plates. Comments on the Plates (pp. 273-287). Genealogy (family tree). Bibliography (pp. 289-296). Index-Glossary. Bound in the original brown cloth, stamped in black on the spine. First printing with "First Edition, 1977" so stated on the copyright page. From the Dust Jacket: "Maria Martinez is one of the great figures in the pottery world of this century… [S]he has become a legend in her lifetime. The magnificent burnished black pottery perfected by Maria and her husband Julian in the second decade of this century is prized by collectors and museums throughout North America and Europe. Maria, a Tewa Indian of New Mexico's San Ildefonso pueblo, was born in the 1880s and has been active as a potter for over seventy years. Three generations of Maria's family continue her black-on-black tradition…" Oversize Hardcover. 9" wide by 12" tall. This large, heavy book will require extra postage for Priority and International shipments, but only the standard charge for media mail.. Signed by the Author and by Maria Martinez. First Edition (so stated). Oversize Hardcover. Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. Illus. by Gilpin, Laura (photography). 300pp.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016680
- Title
- The Living Tradition of Maria Martinez
- Author
- Peterson, Susan (signed); Maria Martinez (signed "Maria Poveka")
- Illustrator
- Gilpin, Laura (photography)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine condition
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition (so stated)
- ISBN 10
- 0870113194
- ISBN 13
- 9780870113192
- Publisher
- Kodansha International
- Place of Publication
- Tokyo, New York, San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- Pueblo Pottery. Tewa Indians. Santa Fe, New Mexico. Burnished Black Pottery. San Ildefonso pueblo. Folk art.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Indians / Native Americans; Art / Fine Arts / Arts & Crafts;
- Size
- 300pp
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