20% OFF San Ildefonso Pueblo Tempera OQWA PI 'War Dancer, Kiowa' 1959, 11" x 8"

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ORIGINAL AND VINTAGE
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OQWA PI (ABEL SANCHEZ)
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'WAR DANCER, KIOWA TRIBE, 1959', TEMPERA ON PAPER,  11" x  8".......................
ONE OF TWO PAINTINGS BY OQWA PI NOW LISTED...................
This is an 11" x 8" Original and Vintage tempera painting on paper by the San Ildefonso Pueblo painter Oqwa Pi (Abel Sanchez), born in 1899-1971. The painting shows a Kiowa dancer in a 'War Dance', so inscribed on the reverse. Signed at lower right and dated 1959. Fine condition in the original frame.
The Biography Follows:
Abel Sanchez, also known as Oqwa Pi (Red Cloud), was born in 1899 at San Ildefonso Pueblo in northern New Mexico.  He was educated at Santa Fe Indian School, studying art under Dorothy Dunn.  He was later commissioned to paint murals for the school.
Abel Sanchez returned to San Ildefonso where he was a farmer and painter, married, and had a large family. He was held in high regard by the people of his pueblo and was elected governor of San Ildefonso for six terms.
In his later years he and his wife lived in Santa Fe.  He died at the Los Alamos Medical Center in 1971.
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