Featured Artist
Woodrow Wilson (Woody) Big Bow (1914-1988)
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Untitled (Woman washing her hair)
A timeless and beautiful portrait in blue by Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Big Bow (1914-1988). Big Bow, the grandson of the last hereditary chief of the Kiowa, attended classes at the University of Oklahoma. He was one of several young Kiowa artists whose work was featured in exhibitions in Europe. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1939. During World War II, Big Bow designed the red and yellow Thunderbird insignia for Oklahoma's famed 45th Infantry Division. His work is in the permanent collections of many institutions, including the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C., the Gilcrease and Philbrook museums in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and the Oklahoma Historical Society in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma....
Untitled (Woman wiith black and white belt)
Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Big Bow (1914-1988) was the grandson of the last hereditary chief of the Kiowa. As a teenager, Big Bow attended classes at the Univeristy of Oklahoma. He was one of several young Kiowa artists whose work was featured in exhibitions in Europe. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1939. During World War II, Big Bow designed the red and yellow Thunderbird insignia for Oklahoma's famed 45th Infantry Division. His work is in the permanent collections of many institutions, including the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of the American Indian, the Gilcrease and Philbrook museums in Tulsa Oklahoma, and the Oklahoma Historical Society in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. This piece was once in the Van Vechten-Lineberry Taos Art Museum. The artist wrote "36 WPA" on the right front corner of the piece....
Indian with Feathers
Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Big Bow (1914-1988) was the grandson of the last hereditary chief of the Kiowa. As a teenager, Big Bow attended classes at the Univeristy of Oklahoma. He was one of several young Kiowa artists whose work was featured in exhibitions in Europe. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1939. During World War II, Big Bow designed the red and yellow Thunderbird insignia for Oklahoma's famed 45th Infantry Division. His work is in the permanent collections of many institutions, including the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of the American Indian, the Gilcrease and Philbrook museums in Tulsa Oklahoma, and the Oklahoma Historical Society in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. This piece was once in the Van Vechten-Lineberry Taos Art Museum....
Indian Head
Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Big Bow (1914-1988) was the grandson of the last hereditary chief of the Kiowa. As a teenager, Big Bow attended classes at the Univeristy of Oklahoma. He was one of several young Kiowa artists whose work was featured in exhibitions in Europe. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1939. During World War II, Big Bow designed the red and yellow Thunderbird insignia for Oklahoma's famed 45th Infantry Division. His work is in the permanent collections of many institutions, including the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of the American Indian, the Gilcrease and Philbrook museums in Tulsa Oklahoma, and the Oklahoma Historical Society in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. This piece was once in the Van Vechten-Lineberry Taos Art Museum....
Indian Medicine Man
Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Big Bow (1914-1988) was the grandson of the last hereditary chief of the Kiowa. As a teenager, Big Bow attended classes at the Univeristy of Oklahoma. He was one of several young Kiowa artists whose work was featured in exhibitions in Europe. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1939. During World War II, Big Bow designed the red and yellow Thunderbird insignia for Oklahoma's famed 45th Infantry Division. His work is in the permanent collections of many institutions, including the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of the American Indian, the Gilcrease and Philbrook museums in Tulsa Oklahoma, and the Oklahoma Historical Society in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. This piece was once in the Van Vechten-Lineberry Taos Art Museum. The artist wrote "36 WPA" on the right front corner of the piece....
Sitting Backward
Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Big Bow (1914-1988) was the grandson of the last hereditary chief of the Kiowa. As a teenager, Big Bow attended classes at the Univeristy of Oklahoma. He was one of several young Kiowa artists whose work was featured in exhibitions in Europe. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1939. During World War II, Big Bow designed the red and yellow Thunderbird insignia for Oklahoma's famed 45th Infantry Division. His work is in the permanent collections of many institutions, including the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of the American Indian, the Gilcrease and Philbrook museums in Tulsa Oklahoma, and the Oklahoma Historical Society in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. This piece was once in the Van Vechten-Lineberry Taos Art Museum. The artist wrote "36 WPA" on the right front corner of the piece....
Backward Squaw
Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Big Bow (1914-1988) was the grandson of the last hereditary chief of the Kiowa. As a teenager, Big Bow attended classes at the Univeristy of Oklahoma. He was one of several young Kiowa artists whose work was featured in exhibitions in Europe. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1939. During World War II, Big Bow designed the red and yellow Thunderbird insignia for Oklahoma's famed 45th Infantry Division. His work is in the permanent collections of many institutions, including the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of the American Indian, the Gilcrease and Philbrook museums in Tulsa Oklahoma, and the Oklahoma Historical Society in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. This piece was once in the Van Vechten-Lineberry Taos Art Museum. The artist wrote "36 WPA" on the right front corner of the piece....
Untitled (Indian woman on horse)
Woody Big Bow painted this young lady riding her horse over 75 years ago. There is some damage to the painting. Woody was the grandson of the last hereditary Chief of the Kiowa, Chief Big Bow. Woody designed the Thunderbird insignia for the 45th Infantry Division. His work is in the permanent collections of many institutions, including the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of the American Indian, the Gilcrease and Philbrook museums in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and the Oklahoma Historical Society in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma....
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