Stanley Battese (born 1936), also called Kehdoyah ("Follower" in Navajo), is a Navajo-American painter and printmaker born in Fort Defiance, Arizona.[1] Primarily active in the 1950s and 1960s, he is known for his paintings and prints of animals and of Navajo figures.[2][3][4] Battese has exhibited his work across the United States, including at the Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonials, the Philbrook Museum of Art, and as part of the Museum of New Mexico's fine arts gallery tours.[1][5] His works are in private collections and in the collections of institutions including the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.[6][7]
Stanley Battese | |
|---|---|
Kehdoyah | |
| Born | January 29, 1936 |
| Nationality | Diné, American |
| Alma mater | Arizona State College |
| Occupation | painter |
Battese was born to Navajo parents Charlie Smith and Gee Eh Bah. He was adopted by Anthony Battese (Potawatomi) and Josephine Bruner (Muscogee-Shawnee). Battese began painting at a young age. He went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts from Arizona State College in Tempe, Arizona in 1961.[1]
After exhibiting his art throughout the 1950s, Battese appears to have painted less frequently. He worked for a time as a carpenter and a welder.[1]
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edit- ^ a b c d King, Jeanne Snodgrass (1968). American Indian painters; a biographical directory. Smithsonian Libraries. New York : Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation. p. 13.
- ^ "Stanley Battese - Biography". www.askart.com. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
- ^ Words of Today's American Indian Women: Ohoyo Makachi : a First Collection of Oratory by American Indian/Alaska Native Women : Addresses from the 1981 Ohoyo Resource Center Conference on Educational Equity Awareness in Tahlequah, Okla., and Other Selected Conference Speeches. U.S. Department of Education. 1981.
- ^ "Deer by Battese, Stanley". navajopeople.org. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
- ^ Society, The Renaissance. "Contemporary American Indian Painting | Exhibitions | The Renaissance Society". www.renaissancesociety.org. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
- ^ "Stanley Battese | Art Auction Results". www.mutualart.com. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
- ^ "Greeting Card: Indian Woman, Cross, and Small Pony (?) Nearby n.d. Silkscreen". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
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