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Bernie Fuchs (1932- ) Born in O’Fallon, Illinois in 1932, Bernie Fuchs studied at the Washington University School of Fine Arts in St. Louis during the 1950′s. Fuchs is considered one of the best illustrators of the 20th Century, with his works appearing in many popular publications, such as the New Yorker and Saturday Evening Post. Subjects covered in his works include sports, portraits, landscape, still life, and historic themes. Fuch’s work has [...] Click here to continue reading. Frank Fiske (1883 to 1952) Frank Fiske was born in June 11, 1883, the son of a military man stationed at Fort Bennett, (Dakota Territory) South Dakota. In 1889 his father was hired as a civilian wagon master at Fort Yates, near the Standing Rock Reservation. As a child, Frank attended school both at the fort and at the Indian boarding school. During part of his boyhood, Fiske learned the trade of photography from [...] Click here to continue reading. Beverly B. Dobbs (1868 to 1937) Beverly Dobbs was born in Marshall, Missouri. At the age of 20, Dobbs started a photography studio in Bellingham, Washington in partnership with F.F. Fleming. At the turn-of-the-century, the Alaskan Gold Rush lured him to leave his 12-year business and head north to Nome. There he met A.B. Kinne and started a studio, offering photography and photo supplies. During this time, he documented his surroundings, taking portraits of [...] Click here to continue reading. Desideria Montoya Sanchez (1889-1982) Desideria Sanchez was the sister of Maria Martinez and daughter of Reyes Pena. In 1909, she demonstrated pottery making with Ramona Gonzales, Ana Montoya, her sister Maria, and Tonita Roybal at the Museum of New Mexico in Santa Fe. They sold their finished pieces to the public. In a brief description about her sister, Marie noted: And she’s younger than me and her hands get that… rheumatism. And she doesn’t [...] Click here to continue reading. The Delaware or Lenape Tribe The Delaware, or Lenape, an Algonquin-speaking people, found themselves endlessly relocating and in continuous conflict between Europeans and other American Indian tribes throughout the United State’s formative years. Originally settled along the Susquehanna River, due to Iroquoian insults, disease, and incessant conflicts with the French, British, and Americans, after 1740, the Delaware joined the Shawnee and occupied portions of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Indiana. By the 1820s, and after [...] Click here to continue reading. Daniel C. Beard (1850 to 1941) Daniel C. Beard (1850 to 1941), a Cincinnati native, was best known as one of the founders of the Boy Scouts of America. Before receiving his nickname of ‘Uncle Dan,’ Beard started his career as a civil engineer, working throughout the Cincinnati area. In 1878, his family relocated to New York City where he attended the Art Student’s League, and soon found work illustrating books for Mark Twain [...] Click here to continue reading. Edward Sheriff Curtis (1868-1952) Born in 1868, Curtis’s photographic career began in 1891 when he purchased a Seattle photographic studio in partnership with Thomas Guptill. Within five years the pair was winning prestigious awards for their work, including a bronze medal from the Photographer’s Association of America. A year later the partnership dissolved. Curtis remained in the photography business with a strong studio trade and a sideline of nature photography, especially views of Mt. [...] Click here to continue reading. Helen Quintana Cordero (1915 to 1994) Helen Cordero of the Fox Clan was a prominent Cochiti potter. Among many accolades she has been published most recently in Artfocus Nov./ Dec. 1999:10-11; Native Peoples Summer 1999:4; and Indian Market Magazine 1998:65. Most famous for her storytellers, she begun her career potting small figures of animals and birds, signing her name in pen or pencil. It wasn’t until later that her name appeared in vegetal paint. [...] Click here to continue reading. Grace T. Chino (1929-1994) Grace Chino was a well respected potter who believed that “each pot should ‘decide’ which design is most appropriate” (Schaaf 2002: 89). Her work can be seen at the Peabody Museum, Harvard University, and at the Albuquerque Museum. Chino has also been published in American Indian Art Magazine (1999: 19) and Dillingham (1992: 206-208) and has taken many first place ribbons at Indian Market. Information courtesy of Cowan’s Auctions Inc. George Catlin (1796-1872) George Catlin was born in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania in 1796. He was the first American artist of stature to visit and depict the Plains Indians on his own and spent about eight years (1824 to 1836) traveling among the 48 North American Indian Tribes, including tribes in Alaska. His sketches and paintings are the first and most important record of land west of the Mississippi River before white settlement. His goal [...] Click here to continue reading. |
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