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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
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
- 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 retrospective of her art in 1978
WANNA KNOW MORE? ALWAYS A BOOK FOR THAT
Engendered Encounters: Feminism and Pueblo Cultures 1879 – 1934 by Margaret Jacobs
The Legacy of Maria Poveka Martinez by Richard L. Spivey
María: The Potter of San Ildefonso by Alice Marriott
Dr. Sophia Yin
Today we’re covering internationally renowned veterinarian, applied animal behaviorist, author and lecturer Dr. Sofia Yin – who helped pioneer the idea of positive behavioral methods for animals. Sounds pretty straight forward, right? Well, this episode we explore how Dr. Yin came to develop those techniques and the push back she received in advocating for them. While she left this world too early, the impact she made will be felt for years to come.
As always, music by EeL