Quincy Tahoma, Diné-Navajo (1920-1956)
Category: Artists | Posted by | Fri, Sep 23rd 2011, 12:17pm
It was while at Santa Fe Indian School, Quincy Tahoma, Diné-Navajo (1920-1956) 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 young age.
