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Jose Encarnacion (Soqween) Pena BIOGRAPHY
1902 - 1979. Known for: Ceremonial figure, Indian designs.
JOSÉ ENCARNACION PEÑA WAS ONE OF THE STUDENTS OF DOROTHY DUNN AT THE STUDIO OF THE SANTA FE INDIAN SCHOOL IN THE EARLY 1930'S. HE HAD, HOWEVER, STARTED PAINTING EARLIER, AS EARLY AS THE 1920'S AND... Read full biography
JOSÉ ENCARNACION PEÑA WAS ONE OF THE STUDENTS OF DOROTHY DUNN AT THE STUDIO OF THE SANTA FE INDIAN SCHOOL IN THE EARLY 1930'S. HE HAD, HOWEVER, STARTED PAINTING EARLIER, AS EARLY AS THE 1920'S AND CONTINUED UNTIL HIS DEATH IN 1979. HIS COMPLETE NAME WAS JOSÉ ENCARNACION PEÑA AND HIS NATIVE NAME WAS... Read full biography
JOSÉ ENCARNACION PEÑA WAS ONE OF THE STUDENTS OF DOROTHY DUNN AT THE STUDIO OF THE SANTA FE INDIAN SCHOOL IN THE EARLY 1930'S. HE HAD, HOWEVER, STARTED PAINTING EARLIER, AS EARLY AS THE 1920'S AND CONTINUED UNTIL HIS DEATH IN 1979. HIS COMPLETE NAME WAS JOSÉ ENCARNACION PEÑA AND HIS NATIVE NAME WAS SPELLED SOQUEEN, SOQWEEN, SO KWA A WEH, WHICH TRANSLATES TO FROST ON THE MOUNTAIN. THOSE WHO REMEMBER HIM IN HIS LATER YEARS RECALL THAT HE WAS CALLED ENKY (PRONOUNCED “INKY”). JOSÉ ENCARNACION PEÑA... Read full biography
JOSÉ ENCARNACION PEÑA WAS ONE OF THE STUDENTS OF DOROTHY DUNN AT THE STUDIO OF THE SANTA FE INDIAN SCHOOL IN THE EARLY 1930'S. HE HAD, HOWEVER, STARTED PAINTING EARLIER, AS EARLY AS THE 1920'S AND CONTINUED UNTIL HIS DEATH IN 1979. HIS COMPLETE NAME WAS JOSÉ ENCARNACION PEÑA AND HIS NATIVE NAME WAS SPELLED SOQUEEN, SOQWEEN, SO KWA A WEH, WHICH TRANSLATES TO FROST ON THE MOUNTAIN. THOSE WHO REMEMBER HIM IN HIS LATER YEARS RECALL THAT HE WAS CALLED ENKY (PRONOUNCED “INKY”). JOSÉ ENCARNACION PEÑA (1902-1979) SOQWEEN - SO KWA A WEH (FROST ON THE MOUNTAIN) - ENKY WAS PAINTING AT SAN ILDEFONSO PUEBLO AT THE SAME TIME AS TONITA PEÑA, RICAHARD MARTÍNEZ, LUÍS GONZALES, ABEL SÁNCHEZ, AND ROMANDO VIGIL. HE WAS NOT VERY PRODUCTIVE IN THE EARLY YEARS... Read full biography
JOSÉ ENCARNACION PEÑA WAS ONE OF THE STUDENTS OF DOROTHY DUNN AT THE STUDIO OF THE SANTA FE INDIAN SCHOOL IN THE EARLY 1930'S. HE HAD, HOWEVER, STARTED PAINTING EARLIER, AS EARLY AS THE 1920'S AND CONTINUED UNTIL HIS DEATH IN 1979. HIS COMPLETE NAME WAS JOSÉ ENCARNACION PEÑA AND HIS NATIVE NAME WAS SPELLED SOQUEEN, SOQWEEN, SO KWA A WEH, WHICH TRANSLATES TO FROST ON THE MOUNTAIN. THOSE WHO REMEMBER HIM IN HIS LATER YEARS RECALL THAT HE WAS CALLED ENKY (PRONOUNCED “INKY”). JOSÉ ENCARNACION PEÑA (1902-1979) SOQWEEN - SO KWA A WEH (FROST ON THE MOUNTAIN) - ENKY WAS PAINTING AT SAN ILDEFONSO PUEBLO AT THE SAME TIME AS TONITA PEÑA, RICAHARD MARTÍNEZ, LUÍS GONZALES, ABEL SÁNCHEZ, AND ROMANDO VIGIL. HE WAS NOT VERY PRODUCTIVE IN THE EARLY YEARS BUT BECAME SO ABOUT TEN YEARS BEFORE HE PASSED AWAY. HE IS REPRESENTED IN THE COLLECTIONS OF THE LABORATORY OF ANTHROPOLOGY, SANTA FE; MUS... Read full biography
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JOSÉ ENCARNACION PEÑA WAS ONE OF THE STUDENTS OF DOROTHY DUNN AT THE STUDIO OF THE SANTA FE INDIAN SCHOOL IN THE EARLY 1930'S. HE HAD, HOWEVER, STARTED PAINTING EARLIER, AS EARLY AS THE 1920'S AND CONTINUED UNTIL HIS DEATH IN 1979.
HIS COMPLETE NAME WAS JOSÉ ENCARNACION PEÑA AND HIS NATIVE NAME WAS SPELLED SOQUEEN, SOQWEEN, SO KWA A WEH, WHICH TRANSLATES TO FROST ON THE MOUNTAIN. THOSE WHO REMEMBER HIM IN HIS LATER YEARS RECALL THAT HE WAS CALLED ENKY (PRONOUNCED “INKY”).
JOSÉ ENCARNACION PEÑA (1902-1979) SOQWEEN - SO KWA A WEH (FROST ON THE MOUNTAIN) - ENKY WAS PAINTING AT SAN ILDEFONSO PUEBLO AT THE SAME TIME AS TONITA PEÑA, RICAHARD MARTÍNEZ, LUÍS GONZALES, ABEL SÁNCHEZ, AND ROMANDO VIGIL. HE WAS NOT VERY PRODUCTIVE IN THE ...But wait, there's more...
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