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Ep. 23 Furry Friend Choke Out & Racial Fetishizing
In the last episode of the season, Megan and Milena cover Tewa Native American ceramic artist Maria Martinez & internationally renowned animal behaviorist and veterinarian Dr. Sophia Yin
Maria Montoya Martinez
(photo courtesy of the Millicent Rogers Museum)
Today’s episode is a little sad because 1. Milena made it sad and 2. it’s the last episode of the season! We’ll be back in January with more, but for now I’m wrapping up my end with something very dear to my heart – ceramic art.Continuing our focus on Native American artists, today we’re covering New Mexico Tewa ceramic artist Maria Montoya Martinez. As expected we’ve got a very heavy dose of racism, but on the up side we learn how Maria navigated that in order to create financial stability for herself and her community. So tune in to see what St. Louis, the ice cream cone and handbuilt ceramic art all have in common in our seasons’ end episode!
Selected Work
Early work of Maria’s, featuring traditional Earth tone color application
The blackware that Maria became internationally known for
Maria’s husband Julian would apply the matte glaze motifs on top of her pottery’s smoothed, glossy surface
Maria with two of her handbuilt vessels
* San Ildefonso Pueblo – Community where Maria lived and worked, helping to support other community potters as her fame grew* Santa Fe Indian School – One of numerous government backed boarding schools aimed at Native American assimilation * St Louis World 1904 fair – Maria and her husband were presented along side others deemed ‘primitive’ as living dioramas in the Anthropological Exhibition * Dr. Edgar L. Hewett – Museum of New Mexico’s director and archaeology professor who helped connect Maria and her work to a wider audience * Arts and Craft Movement – Movement started in the late 1800’s as pushback to mass produced industrial items, focusing on handmade, well crafted items* Primitivism – Western fascination with any non-white art * National Council for the Education of Ceramic Arts – Also known as NCECA, top ceramic organization that honored Maria in her lifetime* Smithsonian’s Renwick gallery – Where Maria had a retrosp...
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In the last episode of the season, Megan and Milena cover Tewa Native American ceramic artist Maria Martinez & internationally renowned animal behaviorist and veterinarian Dr. Sophia Yin
Maria Montoya Martinez
(photo courtesy of the Millicent Rogers Museum)
Today’s episode is a little sad because 1. Milena made it sad and 2. it’s the last episode of the season! We’ll be back in January with more, but for now I’m wrapping up my end with something very dear to my heart – ceramic art.Continuing our focus on Native American artists, today we’re covering New Mexico Tewa ceramic artist Maria Montoya Martinez. As expected we’ve got a very heavy dose of racism, but on the up side we learn how Maria navigated that in order to create financial stability for herself and her community. So tune in to see what St. Louis, the ice cream cone and handbuilt ceramic art all have in common in our seasons’ end episode!
Selected Work
Early work of Maria’s, featuring traditional Earth tone color application
The blackware that Maria became internationally known for
Maria’s husband Julian would apply the matte glaze motifs on top of her pottery’s smoothed, glossy surface
Maria with two of her handbuilt vessels
* San Ildefonso Pueblo – Community where Maria lived and worked, helping to support other community potters as her fame grew* Santa Fe Indian School – One of numerous government backed boarding schools aimed at Native American assimilation * St Louis World 1904 fair – Maria and her husband were presented along side others deemed ‘primitive’ as living dioramas in the Anthropological Exhibition * Dr. Edgar L. Hewett – Museum of New Mexico’s director and archaeology professor who helped connect Maria and her work to a wider audience * Arts and Craft Movement – Movement started in the late 1800’s as pushback to mass produced industrial items, focusing on handmade, well crafted items* Primitivism – Western fascination with any non-white art * National Council for the Education of Ceramic Arts – Also known as NCECA, top ceramic organization that honored Maria in her lifetime* Smithsonian’s Renwick gallery – Where Maria had a retrosp...