Mary_Gay_Osceola

Mary Gay Osceola

Mary Gay Osceola

American painter

Mary Gay Osceola (born March 16, 1939)[1] is an American Seminole painter and printmaker known for her vibrant paintings, a number of which depict the lives of the Florida Seminole people.[2][3] Osceola was born in Florida and educated in Bureau of Indian Affairs boarding schools.[2] She studied at the Santa Fe Indian School from 1960 to 1961, followed by time at the Institute of American Indian Arts until 1965.[1] Her work has been exhibited across the United States[4] and is in the permanent collection of museums including the Gilcrease Museum[5] and the National Museum of the American Indian.[6]

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Seminole Mothers and Children shows Osceola's vivid, colorful painting style.

References

  1. [1]
    King, Jeanne Snodgrass (1968). American Indian Painters: a biographical directory. New York: Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation. p. 138.
  2. [2]
    Broder, Patricia Janis (2013-12-10). Earth Songs, Moon Dreams: Paintings by American Indian Women. Macmillan. ISBN 978-1-4668-5972-2.
  3. [3]
    ERIC (1971). ERIC ED057974: Self-Determination: A Program of Accomplishments. p. 115.
  4. [4]
    "Experimental exPRESSion: Printmaking at IAIA, 1963–1980". Institute of American Indian Arts. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  5. [5]
    "Woman's colorful patchwork skirt / Mary Gay Osceola - Gilcrease Museum". collections.gilcrease.org. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
  6. [6]
    "Mary Gay Osceola". National Museum of the American Indian. Retrieved 2021-01-30.


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