Painting - Framed Watercolor, "Dancer" by Archie Blackowl, CSIB-10

Archie Blackowl (1911-1992), Cheyenne. Archie is generally considered to be one of the most important of the early Oklahoma Indian artists. He was educated in a government boarding school, which he disliked very much. His family connections run deep, and his grandparents camped at the “winter camp” near the school to be close to him. He later attended Haskell Indian Nations University and studied with a great professor who taught many Native students, Ollie Nordmark.  A collector encouraged Blackowl to enter some of his work in the 1946 Philbrook Annual Indian Art Show. Blackout later became an official at the show and went on to become one of the most popular of the Plains artists. His work is found in most collections of Native art, including the Smithsonian. This watercolor is titled Dancer and is 9” x 11” in a 16” x 18.5 “ frame.