ARCHIE BLACKOWL ORIGINAL PAINTING / CHEYENNE/

Description

I have been a collector of American Indian Art for over 30 years.
15X18 Image
27X32 custom framed museum quality in 2011
RARE AND HARD TO FIND PIECE OF ART!!!!!
Archie Blackowl
was born in
Custer County, Oklahoma
, on November 23, 1911 and died on September 15, 1992, in
Stillwater, Oklahoma
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Blackowl was survived by ten children.
Blackowl is generally considered to be one of the important Oklahoma traditional painters
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. Blackowl's work captures the traditional
Southern Plains
culture and life. The paintings, generally in tempera or mixed media depict scenes of dancers or ceremonies in the Flat style of the
Dorothy Dunn
school or
Bacone style
of painting. Blackowl was best known for his stylized dancers adorned with traditional regalia and lack of backgrounds, as well as works upon the unforgiving blackboard. Blackowl's devotion to traditional style flat painting earned him the honor of
Living Legend
by Ralph Oliver in 1990.
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Blackowl, was educated at
Haskell Indian Nations University
, studied under Olaf Nordmark.
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Blackowl was a muralist and studio painter, who began painting actively and professionally in the early 1930s.
Blackowl has inspired many contemporary artists across the midwest and southwest. His art is a legacy to which many young Native artists look to for information of tradition and technical skills.
Over 600 paintings and over 200 different artists are on my STORE site.  I will be extremely careful with shipping and only ship insured.  You can email me with any questions.