Santana Martinez | Also Known As: Adam Martinez
Santana Martinez was the wife of Adam, oldest son of Maria and Julian Martinez. After Julian?s death in 1943 she worked closely with Maria, Santana?s name appears on many pieces along with ...
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Santana Martinez was the wife of Adam, oldest son of Maria and Julian Martinez. After Julian?s death in 1943 she worked closely with Maria, Santana?s name appears on many pieces along with Marias. There are also numerous pieces signed by Adam and Santana who were also accomplished potters in their own right.
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Pueblo potter
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American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York
Amerind Foundation, Dragoon, Arizona
Amon Carter Museum of Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Arizona State Museum, Tucson, Arizona
The Autry Southwest Museum of the American Indian, Los Angeles, California
Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio
Cleveland Museum of Fine Arts, Cleveland, Ohio
Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, Columbus, Ohio
Dartmouth College Collection, Hanover, New Hampshire
Denver Museum, Denver, Colorado
Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York
National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C.
Museum of Northern Arizona, Katherine Harvey Collection, Flagstaff, Arizona
Museum of New Mexico, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Millicent Rogers Museum, Taos, New Mexico
School for Advanced Research, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Smithsonian Museum of American Art, Washington, D.C.
University of Pennsylvania Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Bibliography
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Hyde, Hazel. Maria Making Pottery: The Story of Famous American Indian Potter Maria Martinez. Santa Fe, NM: Sunstone Press, 1992.
Marriott, Alice and Margaret Lefranc. Maria: The Potter of San Ildefonso (Civilization of the American Indian Series). Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987.
Peterson, Susan and Francis H. Harlow. The Living Tradition of Maria Martinez. NewYork, NY: Kodansha USA, 1992.
Spivey, Richard L. and Herbert Lotz. The Legacy of Maria Poveka Martinez. Santa Fe, NM: Museum of New Mexico Press, 2003.
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Citation: Santana Martinez, "The Marks Project."
Last modified April 29, 2026. https://www.themarksproject.org/artists/santana-martinez
