Maria of the Pueblos

Series: North American Indians today

Duration: 29

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1971

Creator: Coleman Film Enterprises

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Copyright: Registered 1Mar71 · MP21949 (Jul-Dec 1971) Copyright holder: Centron Corp., Inc

Description: Traces the career of Maria Martinez, world-famous Indian artist. Shows how she and her family produce their irridescent black pottery. Explains Maria's impact in helping her people rise from poverty. Gives an understanding of the culture, art, and economic condition of the Pueblo Indians., Presents incidents from the life of Maria Martinez, a Pueblo Indian who is a famous and successful potter, in order to portray the culture, philosophy, art, and economic condition of the North American Indians, particularly the Pueblo Indians of San Ildefonso, New Mexico. Shows step-by-step the process used by the artist in creating her pottery; introduces the pottery of her son, Popovi Da, and her grandson, Tony Da.

Complete Record: Traces the career of Maria Martinez, world-famous Indian artist. Shows how she and her family produce their irridescent black pottery. Explains Maria's impact in helping her people rise from poverty. Gives an understanding of the culture, art, and economic condition of the Pueblo Indians., An inspiring tribute to Maria Martinez, a Pueblo woman who was probably the world's most famous and successful Indian potter. The film explains how Maria, as a young woman, accidentally discovered the long-forgotten secret process of creating iridescent black pottery. Through her artistry and her unselfish desire to help her people, she shared her techniques with family and friends and helped lift her village out of poverty. The film explores the culture of the Pueblo Indians of San Ildefonso, New Mexico and follows the activities of Maria's son and grandson, Popovi Da and Tony Da who are preserving the Pueblo pottery craft. (This was the last film of Maria before her death.) , Presents incidents from the life of Maria Martinez, a Pueblo Indian who is a famous and successful potter, in order to portray the culture, philosophy, art, and economic condition of the North American Indians, particularly the Pueblo Indians of San Ildefonso, New Mexico. Shows step-by-step the process used by the artist in creating her pottery; introduces the pottery of her son, Popovi Da, and her grandson, Tony Da.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.