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1902 Zia Pueblo, New Mexico - 1973 probably Santa Fe, New Mexico. Known for: Pueblo dance genre painting, illustration.
Born: Zia Pueblo, 22 October 1902. Education: Santa Fe Indian Boarding School, and after school painting sessions. Career: Rancher; educator in painting at the Albuquerque Indian School; illustrator,... Read full biography
Born: Zia Pueblo, 22 October 1902. Education: Santa Fe Indian Boarding School, and after school painting sessions. Career: Rancher; educator in painting at the Albuquerque Indian School; illustrator, bookbinder, laborer on archeological digs, painter for the School of American Research, Santa Fe.... Read full biography
Born: Zia Pueblo, 22 October 1902. Education: Santa Fe Indian Boarding School, and after school painting sessions. Career: Rancher; educator in painting at the Albuquerque Indian School; illustrator, bookbinder, laborer on archeological digs, painter for the School of American Research, Santa Fe. Awards: Commissioned to paint 2,200 feet of murals, U.S. Department of the Interior Building, Washington D.C., 1939; Grand Award, Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonials, 1948; Palmes d'Academiques, France,... Read full biography
Born: Zia Pueblo, 22 October 1902. Education: Santa Fe Indian Boarding School, and after school painting sessions. Career: Rancher; educator in painting at the Albuquerque Indian School; illustrator, bookbinder, laborer on archeological digs, painter for the School of American Research, Santa Fe. Awards: Commissioned to paint 2,200 feet of murals, U.S. Department of the Interior Building, Washington D.C., 1939; Grand Award, Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonials, 1948; Palmes d'Academiques, France, 1954. Died: 30 January 1973. Biography:. Velino Shije Herrera, later called Ma Pe Wi, was part of the original group of early Pueblo Indian easel painters (1910-1930). Members from this first group, Herrera, Fred Kabotie, Alfonso Roybal, and Tonita... Read full biography
Born: Zia Pueblo, 22 October 1902. Education: Santa Fe Indian Boarding School, and after school painting sessions. Career: Rancher; educator in painting at the Albuquerque Indian School; illustrator, bookbinder, laborer on archeological digs, painter for the School of American Research, Santa Fe. Awards: Commissioned to paint 2,200 feet of murals, U.S. Department of the Interior Building, Washington D.C., 1939; Grand Award, Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonials, 1948; Palmes d'Academiques, France, 1954. Died: 30 January 1973. Biography:. Velino Shije Herrera, later called Ma Pe Wi, was part of the original group of early Pueblo Indian easel painters (1910-1930). Members from this first group, Herrera, Fred Kabotie, Alfonso Roybal, and Tonita Pena, to name a few, depicted scenes from the social and religious life of t... Read full biography
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Keywords (21)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Indian Figure Prior to 1940
- •Indians, Native American Specialty
- •Indians, Native Americans
- •Wildlife, Wild Animal
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •New Mexico Before 1940
Art Association
- •Society of Independent Artists-
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Genre Specialty
- •WPA Artist, Federal Art Project, Murals and Easel Paintings
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Indian, Native American
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Society of Independent Artists--
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago