Maria Martinez Pottery - San Ildefonso Pueblo
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Aguilar, Alfred
Aguilar, Ignacio
Aguilar, Joe
Aguilar, Rosalie
Aguilar, Susana
Aguilar, Vincent
Archuleta, Fidel Onquan Peen
Atencio, Benjamin
Atencio, Gilbert
Atencio, Pat
Atencio, Tony
Baca, Angela
Brown, Rose
Calabaza, Blue Corn Crucita
Calabaza, Joseph
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Cata, Clarice I.
Cata, Nicholas
Cata Fender, Apple Leaf Martha
Chaparro, Raul
Chaparro, Sandra
Cruz, Johnny
Cruz, Viola Sunset
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Domingo Pena, Antonio
Dunlap, Carlos
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Gutierrez, Ann F.
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Martinez, Marvin
Martinez, Anna Maximiliana
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Martinez, Pasqual
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Martinez, Pauline Tafoya
Martinez, Petronella
Martinez, Terasita
Martinez, Timothy
Martinez Roybal, Tonita
Maxey, Gloria
Montoya, Alfredo
Montoya, Anita
Montoya, Clara
Montoya, Desideria
Montoya, Isabel
Montoya, Juan Cruz
Montoya, Pena Nicolasa
Montoya, Rayita
Montoya, Santana
Montoya, Terasita
Montoya, Tomacita
Montoya, Tomas
Naranjo, J. Ernest
Naranjo, Florence
Nokusille-Cata, Al
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Pena, Olimpia
Pena, Philomena
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Pena, Santana
Pena Baca, Gregorita
Pena Herrera, Tonita
Pena Martinez, Tonita
Piatt, Jeanette
Roybal, Alfonso Awa Tsireh
Roybal, Josefa
Roybal, Juan Cruz
Roybal, Juanita
Roybal, Mella Manuelita
Roybal Martinez, Santana
Roybal Vigil, Elsie Lupita
Sanchez, Angelita
Sanchez, Donicio
Sanchez, Kathy
Sanchez, Laverne
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Sanchez, Ramos
Sanchez, Ronald
Sanchez, Russell
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Unknown, Lorencita
Vigil, Albert
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Vigil, Juanita
Vigil, Romando
Vigil, Tom
Vigil, Vanessa
Wo-Peen Gonzales, Louis
Isabel Montoya
Life Span: (1898 to ?)
Husband : Atencio, Benjamin
Mother : Montoya, Pena Nicolasa
Father : Montoya, Juan Cruz
Daughter : Sanchez, Angelita
Daughter : Gutierrez, Helen
Son : Atencio, Tony
Son : Atencio, Gilbert
Son : Atencio, Pat
Sibling : Montoya, Santana
Sibling : Montoya, Alfredo
Sibling : Montoya, Rayita
Relatively unknown, Isabel Montoya played an important role in the development of San Ildefonso pottery.
Isabel was the cousin of Maria Martinez and worked closely with her through the glory years.
There are very few of her pots around but she was an excellent potter.
Many of her children and grandchildren have continued in her footsteps.
Her children Angelita , Tony , Gilbert , Pat and Helen had excellent pottery and painting work.
Both Angelita and Helen have children who were very influential in the current San Ildefonso and Santa Clara pottery community.
Sandra Chaparro is currently one of the few descendents that make the beautiful large plates. Many of Helen's children are excellent potters such as Kathleen Gutierrez and Geraldine Gutierrez Shije .
This is an early bowl by Isabel Atencio Montoya and it is signed "Belle" on the bottom in the clay. This bowl has a classic form with a wide feather pattern, which is often seen in early San Ildefonso pottery, but was a design later replaced by the narrow feathers.