Cantor Arts Center, Stanford
Lomita Drive/Museum Way
Stanford University
Palo Alto, CA 94305
Stanford University
Palo Alto, CA 94305
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Museums page for Gilbert Benjamin Atencio ((1930 - 1995)), known for Illustrator, ceramist, painter. Showing 5 museum collections and exhibitions.
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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
Gilbert Benjamin Atencio - Artist Info
About Gilbert Benjamin Atencio: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (5)
All MuseumsHeard Museum
2301 North Central Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85004National 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 Philbrook Museum of Art
2727 South Rockford Road
P.O. Box 52510
Tulsa, OK 74152-0510