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1908 Castle Rock, Utah - 1993 Santa Fe, New Mexico. Known for: Native figure, animal easel and mural painting.
Born Merina Lujan in Castle Rock, Utah, she had strong ties to the Taos Pueblo, the New Mexico home of her father, Joseph Cruz Lujan. At the Pueblo, she received the name Pop Chalee, which means... Read full biography
Born Merina Lujan in Castle Rock, Utah, she had strong ties to the Taos Pueblo, the New Mexico home of her father, Joseph Cruz Lujan. At the Pueblo, she received the name Pop Chalee, which means "Blue Flower" in English. Although, she also spent much time away from the Pueblo, (her mother, Merea... Read full biography
Born Merina Lujan in Castle Rock, Utah, she had strong ties to the Taos Pueblo, the New Mexico home of her father, Joseph Cruz Lujan. At the Pueblo, she received the name Pop Chalee, which means "Blue Flower" in English. Although, she also spent much time away from the Pueblo, (her mother, Merea Luenberger, was from Utah) the Taos culture had a special life-long influence on her including exposure to the Taos Art Colony painters. As an artist "she devoted herself to the flat, two-dimensional... Read full biography
Born Merina Lujan in Castle Rock, Utah, she had strong ties to the Taos Pueblo, the New Mexico home of her father, Joseph Cruz Lujan. At the Pueblo, she received the name Pop Chalee, which means "Blue Flower" in English. Although, she also spent much time away from the Pueblo, (her mother, Merea Luenberger, was from Utah) the Taos culture had a special life-long influence on her including exposure to the Taos Art Colony painters. As an artist "she devoted herself to the flat, two-dimensional 'traditional' style of Indian painting", (King) but injected lighthearted imaginary touches that appealed to the wide audience of both adults and children. Many of her works are large and small interior forest scenes with fantasy creatures enhanced by... Read full biography
Born Merina Lujan in Castle Rock, Utah, she had strong ties to the Taos Pueblo, the New Mexico home of her father, Joseph Cruz Lujan. At the Pueblo, she received the name Pop Chalee, which means "Blue Flower" in English. Although, she also spent much time away from the Pueblo, (her mother, Merea Luenberger, was from Utah) the Taos culture had a special life-long influence on her including exposure to the Taos Art Colony painters. As an artist "she devoted herself to the flat, two-dimensional 'traditional' style of Indian painting", (King) but injected lighthearted imaginary touches that appealed to the wide audience of both adults and children. Many of her works are large and small interior forest scenes with fantasy creatures enhanced by imagination-driven colors. Usually a central subject is a single deer, who, in turn is surrounded by pairs or families o... Read full biography
Merina Lujan Pop Chalee - Artist Info
About Merina Lujan Pop Chalee: Keywords
Keywords (27)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
- •Fresco Painting, Murals
- •Gouache
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Tempera
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
- •Modernist, Modernism (Partially Abstract, Leading Edge)
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Indians, Native American Specialty
- •Indians, Native Americans
- •Wildlife, Wild Animal
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •New Mexico Before 1940
- •Taos, New Mexico Before 1940
Art Teacher
- •Dorothy Dunn
Art School
- •Santa Fe Indian School, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Art Collection
- •Santa Fe Railroad Commissioned Art
- •Walter Bimson Western Art Collection
Added Description
- •Animal Specialty
- •Figure Specialty
- •Mural Specialty
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Indian, Native American