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1896 Mayetta, Kansas - 1975 Topeka, Kansas. Known for: Native American portrait painting.
Born near Mayetta, Aug. 11, 1896; died Topeka, June 17, 1975. Painter, specialized in Native American life. Teacher. Self-taught artist. Native American of the Potawatomi tribe. He first attended... Read full biography
Born near Mayetta, Aug. 11, 1896; died Topeka, June 17, 1975. Painter, specialized in Native American life. Teacher. Self-taught artist. Native American of the Potawatomi tribe. He first attended boarding school at Nadeau near Mayetta. When the school burned, he went to Haskell Institute in... Read full biography
Born near Mayetta, Aug. 11, 1896; died Topeka, June 17, 1975. Painter, specialized in Native American life. Teacher. Self-taught artist. Native American of the Potawatomi tribe. He first attended boarding school at Nadeau near Mayetta. When the school burned, he went to Haskell Institute in Lawrence, but was unhappy and ran away, then sent to Chilocco, OK, Indian School. ShipShee left the Indian School after his father died and at 15 left home. His first paying job at Brown Palace Hotel, Denver... Read full biography
Born near Mayetta, Aug. 11, 1896; died Topeka, June 17, 1975. Painter, specialized in Native American life. Teacher. Self-taught artist. Native American of the Potawatomi tribe. He first attended boarding school at Nadeau near Mayetta. When the school burned, he went to Haskell Institute in Lawrence, but was unhappy and ran away, then sent to Chilocco, OK, Indian School. ShipShee left the Indian School after his father died and at 15 left home. His first paying job at Brown Palace Hotel, Denver was in the kitchen. From Colorado he drifted to California with a variety of jobs but always painting, drawing and sketching. He served in World War I in Siberia, returned to California and worked as a house painter and interior decorator. He taught... Read full biography
Born near Mayetta, Aug. 11, 1896; died Topeka, June 17, 1975. Painter, specialized in Native American life. Teacher. Self-taught artist. Native American of the Potawatomi tribe. He first attended boarding school at Nadeau near Mayetta. When the school burned, he went to Haskell Institute in Lawrence, but was unhappy and ran away, then sent to Chilocco, OK, Indian School. ShipShee left the Indian School after his father died and at 15 left home. His first paying job at Brown Palace Hotel, Denver was in the kitchen. From Colorado he drifted to California with a variety of jobs but always painting, drawing and sketching. He served in World War I in Siberia, returned to California and worked as a house painter and interior decorator. He taught art at Haskell, 1932-38. Lived in Topeka, 1950-75, where he established a studio and became a full-time painter and acquired . SOURCES:. Susan Craig,... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
Art Media
- •Acrylic Paint
- •Gouache
- •Oil Paint
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Indians, Native Americans
- •Portraits, Portraiture
Art School
- •Haskell Institute/Haskell Indian Nations University, Student
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Potowatomi Tribe