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1895 San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico - 1955 San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico. Known for: Painter-animal, figural native symbols.
From San Ildefonso Pueblo, Alfonso Roybal (Awa Tsireh) was many things to his pueblo; he was a farmer, pottery painter, museum employee, painter and silversmith. He was born in 1898 and died in 1955.... Read full biography
From San Ildefonso Pueblo, Alfonso Roybal (Awa Tsireh) was many things to his pueblo; he was a farmer, pottery painter, museum employee, painter and silversmith. He was born in 1898 and died in 1955. Awa Tsireh was painting before 1917. He was the oldest of the early group of pueblo painters. His... Read full biography
From San Ildefonso Pueblo, Alfonso Roybal (Awa Tsireh) was many things to his pueblo; he was a farmer, pottery painter, museum employee, painter and silversmith. He was born in 1898 and died in 1955. Awa Tsireh was painting before 1917. He was the oldest of the early group of pueblo painters. His formal education had not extended beyond primary grades. He was versatile in his styles of painting. He was equally comfortable with representational or semi-realistic, representational plus... Read full biography
From San Ildefonso Pueblo, Alfonso Roybal (Awa Tsireh) was many things to his pueblo; he was a farmer, pottery painter, museum employee, painter and silversmith. He was born in 1898 and died in 1955. Awa Tsireh was painting before 1917. He was the oldest of the early group of pueblo painters. His formal education had not extended beyond primary grades. He was versatile in his styles of painting. He was equally comfortable with representational or semi-realistic, representational plus conventional, and abstract. Awa Tsireh was early recognized beyond his native world as an outstanding Indian artist. His watercolors were sent by Alice Corbin Henderson to the Arts Club of Chicago for a special exhibit in 1920. His paintings appeared in early... Read full biography
From San Ildefonso Pueblo, Alfonso Roybal (Awa Tsireh) was many things to his pueblo; he was a farmer, pottery painter, museum employee, painter and silversmith. He was born in 1898 and died in 1955. Awa Tsireh was painting before 1917. He was the oldest of the early group of pueblo painters. His formal education had not extended beyond primary grades. He was versatile in his styles of painting. He was equally comfortable with representational or semi-realistic, representational plus conventional, and abstract. Awa Tsireh was early recognized beyond his native world as an outstanding Indian artist. His watercolors were sent by Alice Corbin Henderson to the Arts Club of Chicago for a special exhibit in 1920. His paintings appeared in early exhibits in Santa Fe, and he was among the several artis... Read full biography
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Keywords (27)
Art Media
- •Gouache
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Pen and Ink Drawing
- •Pencil, Graphite Drawing
- •Silver, Silversmithing
- •Tempera
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Folk Art, Folk Lore
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Indians, Native American Specialty
- •Indians, Native Americans
- •Symbolism, Iconography, Ceremonial
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Arizona Before 1945
- •New Mexico Before 1940
Art Association
- •Society of Independent Artists-
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
Art Collection
- •J.L Hubbell Collection, Arizona
Added Description
- •Animal Specialty
- •Self Taught, Autodidact
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Indian, Native American
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Society of Independent Artists--
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago