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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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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
- •Art Pottery
- •Ceramic Art, Porcelain, Design and/or Decoration
- •Ceramics
- •Clay, Earthenware Vessels
- •Gouache
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Tempera
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
- •Abstraction and Realism; Semi Abstract
- •Abstraction, Abstract
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Hand-Crafted Objects
- •Indians, Native American Specialty
- •Indians, Native Americans
Art School
- •Santa Fe Indian School, Student
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Figure Specialty
- •Genre Specialty
- •Self Taught, Autodidact
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Indian, Native American