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San Ildefonso Painting of a Pueblo Woman Carrying a Pot by Gilbert Atencio - C3874T
Category: Paintings | Posted by | Fri, Mar 3rd 2017, 4:00pm
Gilbert Atencio attended the Santa Fe Indian School, graduating in 1947. His profession was as a medical illustrator at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, which is located close to the San Ildefonso Pueblo Reservation. His strong sense of family and tribal responsibility resulted in his seldom venturing from his native pueblo. The artist believed in the traditional Indian ways and his favorite subjects were ceremonies, ceremonial figures, and scenes from pueblo life. Much of his inspiration came from stories his aunts told him about their lives.