Sunface Dancer
Type:Painting
Year:Circa 1970
Size:21.25" x 14.25" x 2.00"
Medium:Watercolor
Signed:Lower Left
Notes:
Frame size is 28 3/4" X 21 3/4". Its condition is excellent. This painting represents Atencio's later, more contemporary style.
Gilbert Benjamin Atencio ART FOR SALE
1930 Greeley, Colorado - 1995. Known for: Illustrator, ceramist, painter.
The following was submitted by Carole Le Beau:. Gilbert Atencio:. San Ildefonso Pueblo. Indian Name: Wah Peen or Wo Peen (Mountain of Sacred Wind). Born: Greeley, Co. 1930; Died 1995. Residence:... Read full biography
The following was submitted by Carole Le Beau:. Gilbert Atencio:. San Ildefonso Pueblo. Indian Name: Wah Peen or Wo Peen (Mountain of Sacred Wind). Born: Greeley, Co. 1930; Died 1995. Residence: Santa Fe and San Ildefonso Pueblo. Son of Isabel Montoya and nephew of Maria Martinez. Profession:... Read full biography
The following was submitted by Carole Le Beau:. Gilbert Atencio:. San Ildefonso Pueblo. Indian Name: Wah Peen or Wo Peen (Mountain of Sacred Wind). Born: Greeley, Co. 1930; Died 1995. Residence: Santa Fe and San Ildefonso Pueblo. Son of Isabel Montoya and nephew of Maria Martinez. Profession: Illustrator, painter, and occasional potter. Atencio worked at Los Alamos Labs most of his adult life as a medical and technical illustrator, therefore he was not a prolific painter. He was a self-taught... Read full biography
The following was submitted by Carole Le Beau:. Gilbert Atencio:. San Ildefonso Pueblo. Indian Name: Wah Peen or Wo Peen (Mountain of Sacred Wind). Born: Greeley, Co. 1930; Died 1995. Residence: Santa Fe and San Ildefonso Pueblo. Son of Isabel Montoya and nephew of Maria Martinez. Profession: Illustrator, painter, and occasional potter. Atencio worked at Los Alamos Labs most of his adult life as a medical and technical illustrator, therefore he was not a prolific painter. He was a self-taught artist. Military: U.S. Marine Corps. Medium: Watercolor & Pottery. "Atencio's strong sense of family and tribal responsibility has resulted in his seldom venturing from his native pueblo. He experimented with adaptations of his flat style painting."... Read full biography
The following was submitted by Carole Le Beau:. Gilbert Atencio:. San Ildefonso Pueblo. Indian Name: Wah Peen or Wo Peen (Mountain of Sacred Wind). Born: Greeley, Co. 1930; Died 1995. Residence: Santa Fe and San Ildefonso Pueblo. Son of Isabel Montoya and nephew of Maria Martinez. Profession: Illustrator, painter, and occasional potter. Atencio worked at Los Alamos Labs most of his adult life as a medical and technical illustrator, therefore he was not a prolific painter. He was a self-taught artist. Military: U.S. Marine Corps. Medium: Watercolor & Pottery. "Atencio's strong sense of family and tribal responsibility has resulted in his seldom venturing from his native pueblo. He experimented with adaptations of his flat style painting." (Snodgrass). The artist believes in the traditional Indian ways and his favorite subj... Read full biography
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