Gerald Nailor, Navajo artist, was born in 1917 in Pinedale, New Mexico. From the time of his marriage to a Picuris Indian woman until his death in 1952, he lived in Picuris Pueblo, New Mexico. His... Read full biography
Gerald Nailor, Navajo artist, was born in 1917 in Pinedale, New Mexico. From the time of his marriage to a Picuris Indian woman until his death in 1952, he lived in Picuris Pueblo, New Mexico. His formal art study was obtained in two years at the U. S. Indian School in Santa Fe; a year of study... Read full biography
Gerald Nailor, Navajo artist, was born in 1917 in Pinedale, New Mexico. From the time of his marriage to a Picuris Indian woman until his death in 1952, he lived in Picuris Pueblo, New Mexico. His formal art study was obtained in two years at the U. S. Indian School in Santa Fe; a year of study under the Swedish muralist Olaf Nordemark. While the greater part of his work stemmed from his vivid imagination and knowledge of Navajo myth, his interest in design and color of wildlife is also a... Read full biography
Gerald Nailor, Navajo artist, was born in 1917 in Pinedale, New Mexico. From the time of his marriage to a Picuris Indian woman until his death in 1952, he lived in Picuris Pueblo, New Mexico. His formal art study was obtained in two years at the U. S. Indian School in Santa Fe; a year of study under the Swedish muralist Olaf Nordemark. While the greater part of his work stemmed from his vivid imagination and knowledge of Navajo myth, his interest in design and color of wildlife is also a notable source of picture material. Mr. Nailor exhibited at the Museum of New Mexico, the Denver Art Museum, Museum of Modern Art, Philbrook Institute, and the Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial. He illustrated a number of books for the Indian Service... Read full biography
Gerald Nailor, Navajo artist, was born in 1917 in Pinedale, New Mexico. From the time of his marriage to a Picuris Indian woman until his death in 1952, he lived in Picuris Pueblo, New Mexico. His formal art study was obtained in two years at the U. S. Indian School in Santa Fe; a year of study under the Swedish muralist Olaf Nordemark. While the greater part of his work stemmed from his vivid imagination and knowledge of Navajo myth, his interest in design and color of wildlife is also a notable source of picture material. Mr. Nailor exhibited at the Museum of New Mexico, the Denver Art Museum, Museum of Modern Art, Philbrook Institute, and the Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial. He illustrated a number of books for the Indian Service and his murals decorate the Department of the Interior Building in Washington, Mesa Verde National Park, and the Navajo Council House in... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (22)
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The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Visions and Voices: Native American Painting from the Philboork Museum of Art
1996
Wyckoff, Lydia (Ed)
304 pages (color)
Modern by Tradition American Indian Painting in the Studio Style
1995
Bernstein, Bruce/W J Rushing
166 pages (color)
Treasures on New Mexico Trails Discover New Deal Art and Architecture
1995
Flynn, Kathryn A
320 pages (color)
Philbrook Museum of Art Handbook to the Collections
1991
Philbrook Museum of Art
250 pages (color)
When the Rainbow Touches Down
1988
Seymour, Tryntje Van Ness
377 pages (color)
Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
707 pages
Navajo Painting Plateau/No 54
1982
Chase, Katherin L
32 pages (color)
Southwest Indian Painting: A Changing Art
1980
Tanner, Clara Lee
477 pages (color)
American Picturebooks from Noah's Ark to the Beast Within
1976
Bader, Barbara
615 pages (color)
Song from the Earth American Indian Painting
1976
Highwater, Jamake
212 pages (color)
The Illustrated Biographical Encyclopedia of Artists of the American West
1976
Samuels, Peggy and Harold
549 pages
Representative Art and Artists of New Mexico (Exhibition catalog)
1976
School of American Research
41 pages
Santa Fe Collects (Exhibition catalog)
1975
Santa Fe Festival of the Arts
64 pages (color)
Indian Painters and White Patrons
1971
Brody, J J
238 pages (color)
American Indian Painting of the Southwest and Plains Areas
1968
Dunn, Dorothy
429 pages (color)
American Indian Painters: A Biographical Directory
1968
Snodgrass, Jeanne O.
269 pages
Illustrators of Children's Books 1744-1945
1961
Mahony, Bertha E (others)
527 pages
Southwest Indian Painting: A Changing Art
1957
Tanner, Clara Lee
157 pages (color)
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index