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Biography: Quincy Tahoma, Diné-Navajo (1920-1956)
Category: Artists | Posted by | Fri, Sep 23rd 2011, 12:17pm
Quincy Tahoma 1917-1956 Water Edge (click here to view his biography now)
It was while at Santa Fe Indian School, Quincy Tahoma developed his unique painting style. After WWII, he established himself as a full-time artist and painted a wide variety of subject matter but was perhaps best known for his dynamic action filled paintings. He also painted pictures full of humor.
His signature included a vignette, a miniature scene which depicted what happened after the action in the painting (Lester 1995).
Quincy Tahoma died a tragic accidental death at a very young age. He was only 39 years old.