Oct 8, 2008
Article abstract: The flamboyant Acee Blue Eagle is probably Oklahoma's best-known Indian painter; he also taught and lectured widely.
Acee Blue Eagle was reared by a guardian in Henryetta, Oklahoma. His education included coursework at Bacone College, University of Oklahoma, and Oxford University (1935). His art career began during the 1920's. Acee studied with Oscar Jacobson at the University of Oklahoma and continued to paint in the Kiowa flat style. He created numerous murals, including those for a commission from the Works Progress Administration (1934), in...
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