Popovi da biography sample

popovi da biography sample

Popovi Da

Maria Martinez Pottery - San Ildefonso Pueblo

Life Span: (4/10/1923 to 10/17/1971)

Wife : Montoya, Anita

Mother: Martinez, Poveka Maria

Son: Da, Tony

Sibling: Martinez, Adam

Sibling: Martinez, John

Popovi Da was born April 10, 1923 at San Ildefonso Pueblo. Born Antonio Martinez he legally changed his name to his Indian name in 1948 to Popovi Da, which means Red Fox. He was the son of the famous potter, Maria (1887-1980) and Julian Martinez (1885-1943). Popovi was a very talented artist working in watercolor painting, jewelry, and pottery.

Popovi studied art at the Indian School in Santa Fe when he was in his early thirties. After his service in the Army during World War II he became serious about pottery making. He began helping his mother Maria with digging clay, gathering temper, and firing pots in the late 1940s. In 1948 Popovi Da and his wife Anita Da opened the Popovi Da Studio of Indian Art at San Ildefonso Pueblo to promote and sell Indian arts
Popovi Da - Biography - askART

Popovi Da Pottery and Painting - Adobe Gallery, Santa Fe

    Popovi Da was born April 10, He was named Antonio Jose Martinez but changed his name to Popovi Da meaning Red Fox in He attended school at San Ildefonso and then at the Santa Fe Indian School where his teachers included Dorthy Dunn and Geronimo Cruz Montoya.

Popovi Da (1922-1971) Biography - Medicine Man Gallery

  • In Popovi Da and his wife Anita Da opened the Popovi Da Studio of Indian Art at San Ildefonso Pueblo to promote and sell Indian arts and crafts and display Maria's exceptional pottery.

    • Popovi Da - Biography

  • Popovi Da & Maria Martinez (1887/1992 - 1980) was active/lived in New Mexico.

    • Popovi Da - Nuclear Museum

  • Born in New Mexico, USA on to Julian Martinez and Maria Antonia Martinez.
    • Adam's brother Popovi Da (1923–1971) took over firing and painting when Adam and Santana starting making pottery on their own in 1956.
    Popovi Da was born April 10, 1922.
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    Maria Martinez Biography and San Ildefonso Pottery

      As an artist, Popovi Da has been described as an "extraordinary experimentalist" who "stood in a moment between a revival of the past and the innovations of the future." He became known for the perfect gunmetal -like burnished surfaces on his pots.

    Popovi Da - Maria Julian Pottery

      Popovi Da (Red Fox), San Ildefonso () is the son of famous San Ildefonso potter Maria Martinez and her artist husband Julian Martinez.

    Popovi Da - King Galleries - Scottsdale & Santa Fe

      Popovi Da was born April 10, 1923 at San Ildefonso Pueblo.

    Popovi Da (b.1923, d.1971) - McNay Art Museum

  • Popovi Da (1923–1971) [1] was a San Ildefonso Pueblo Native American potter.