Helmerich Cntr. for American Research, Gilcrease Museum,Univ. of Tulsa
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Museums page for Fred Kabotie ((1900 - 1986)), known for Indian ceremonial dance and figure painting, murals. Showing 5 museum collections and exhibitions.
Fred Kabotie MUSEUMS
1900 Shungopovi, Second Mesa, Arizona - 1986 Shungopovi, Second Mesa, Arizona. Known for: Indian ceremonial dance and figure painting, murals.
Born in Shungopovi, Second Mesa, Arizona, Fred Kabotie became a prominent painter, illustrator, silversmith, teacher and writer of Hopi Indian life. He continued to live at Second Mesa, and his... Read full biography
Born in Shungopovi, Second Mesa, Arizona, Fred Kabotie became a prominent painter, illustrator, silversmith, teacher and writer of Hopi Indian life. He continued to live at Second Mesa, and his Indian name was "Nakayoma," meaning Day After Day. In 1906, his family and other Hopis founded Hotevilla,... Read full biography
Born in Shungopovi, Second Mesa, Arizona, Fred Kabotie became a prominent painter, illustrator, silversmith, teacher and writer of Hopi Indian life. He continued to live at Second Mesa, and his Indian name was "Nakayoma," meaning Day After Day. In 1906, his family and other Hopis founded Hotevilla, an organization to preserve Hopi traditions. In 1913, the children were forced to go to government school, and for discipline he was sent to Santa Fe Indian School. There he became an accomplished... Read full biography
Born in Shungopovi, Second Mesa, Arizona, Fred Kabotie became a prominent painter, illustrator, silversmith, teacher and writer of Hopi Indian life. He continued to live at Second Mesa, and his Indian name was "Nakayoma," meaning Day After Day. In 1906, his family and other Hopis founded Hotevilla, an organization to preserve Hopi traditions. In 1913, the children were forced to go to government school, and for discipline he was sent to Santa Fe Indian School. There he became an accomplished artist and set a new style of modeling in color with some shadows rather than just flat colors. He did additional studies with Olaf Nordmark. In 1920, he became a book illustrator and was commissioned to paint Hopi life and customs. In the 1930s, he... Read full biography
Born in Shungopovi, Second Mesa, Arizona, Fred Kabotie became a prominent painter, illustrator, silversmith, teacher and writer of Hopi Indian life. He continued to live at Second Mesa, and his Indian name was "Nakayoma," meaning Day After Day. In 1906, his family and other Hopis founded Hotevilla, an organization to preserve Hopi traditions. In 1913, the children were forced to go to government school, and for discipline he was sent to Santa Fe Indian School. There he became an accomplished artist and set a new style of modeling in color with some shadows rather than just flat colors. He did additional studies with Olaf Nordmark. In 1920, he became a book illustrator and was commissioned to paint Hopi life and customs. In the 1930s, he was commissioned by the Peabody Museum to reproduce Awatovi prehistoric murals in their original size. He also painted a mural inside the W... Read full biography
Fred Kabotie - Artist Info
About Fred Kabotie: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (5)
All MuseumsNational Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution
4th Street & Independence Avenue SW
Washington, DC 20560New Mexico Museum of Art
113 Lincoln Avenue
Santa Fe, NM 87501The Newark Museum of Art
49 Washington Street
Newark, NJ 07102The Philbrook Museum of Art
2727 South Rockford Road
P.O. Box 52510
Tulsa, OK 74152-0510