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Pueblo-American artist
Lorencita Atencio Bird
Born (1918-10-22 ) October 22, 1918Died May 4, 1995(1995-05-04) (aged 76) Nationality American, Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo Alma mater Santa Fe Indian School Occupation(s) painter and textile artist
"Matachines Dance," 1937, depicts an intricate dance popular in Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo.
[1]
Lorencita Atencio Bird (October 22, 1918 – May 4, 1995), also called T'o Pove ("Flowering Piñon"),
[2] was a
Pueblo -
American
painter and
textile artist from the
Ohkay Owingeh (San Juan) Pueblo.
[3] She studied at the
Santa Fe Indian School under
Dorothy Dunn
[4] and exhibited her artwork across the country and in Europe.
[5] In particular, she is known for her embroidery designs, utilizing symbolic colors and motifs such as diamonds, butterflies, and the color gold.
[5] Her artworks can be found in private collections including the
Margretta S. Dietrich Collection and in museums including the
Heard Museum , the
Gilcrease Museum ,
[6] the
Philbrook Museum of Art , and the
Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian .
[7]
[8]
[5]
Atencio was born on October 22, 1918, the daughter of Juan Bautista and Luteria Trujillo Atencio.
[9] She was an active watercolor painter and embroidery artist through the 1930s and 1940s, selling her work and earning a living.
[5] Some of her paintings depicted subjects going about daily tasks, such as gathering water.
[7] In the 1950s, she became the mother of several children and stopped painting as prolifically.
[3]
[7] She continued to work on weaving and embroidery throughout her life, creating sashes, ceremonial regalia, and wedding attire.
[5] Atencio also worked as a crafts instructor at the Santa Fe Indian School and at the U. S.
Albuquerque Indian School .
[3]
[10]
Atencio died on May 4, 1995.
[5] She is buried in the Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo Cemetery in Ohkay Awingeh, New Mexico.
[11]
References
^ Bernstein, Bruce (1995).
Modern by tradition : American Indian painting in the studio style . Internet Archive. Santa Fe, N.M. : Museum of New Mexico Press.
ISBN
978-0-89013-286-9 .
^ Broder, Patricia Janis (2013-12-10).
Earth Songs, Moon Dreams: Paintings by American Indian Women . Macmillan.
ISBN
978-1-4668-5972-2 .
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c King, Jeanne Snodgrass (1968).
American Indian painters; a biographical directory . Smithsonian Libraries. New York : Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation.
^ McLerran, Jennifer (2009).
A New Deal for Native Art: Indian Arts and Federal Policy, 1933-1943 . University of Arizona Press.
ISBN
978-0-8165-2766-3 .
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St. James guide to native North American artists . Internet Archive. Detroit : St. James Press. 1998.
ISBN
978-1-55862-221-0 . {{
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"Lorencita Atencio - Gilcrease Museum" . collections.gilcrease.org . Retrieved 2021-08-03 .
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c Vaillant, George Clapp (1973).
Indian arts in North America. - . Internet Archive. New York: Cooper Square Publishers.
ISBN
978-0-8154-0469-9 .
^ United States Information Service (1900).
Contemporary American Indian paintings from the Margretta S. Dietrich collection . Smithsonian Libraries. [S.l.] United States Information Service.
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"Lorencita A. Bird (obituary)" . The Santa Fe New Mexican . 1995-05-06. p. 10. Retrieved 2021-08-03 .
^ Schaaf, Gregory (2001).
American Indian Textiles: 2,000 Artist Biographies, C. 1800-present : with Value/price Guide Featuring Over 20 Years of Auction Records . CIAC Press.
ISBN
978-0-9666948-4-0 .
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"Lorencita A Bird (1918-1995) - Find A Grave..." www.findagrave.com . Retrieved 2021-08-03 .
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