David E. Williams
David Emmett Williams | |
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Born | Tosque August 20, 1933 Lawton, Oklahoma |
Died | November 8, 1985 Tahlequah, Oklahoma | (aged 52)
Nationality | Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma |
Occupation | Native American painter |
Years active | 1959–1980 |
David Emmett Williams (
Background
David Emmett Williams (Tonkawa name: Tosque) was born on August 20, 1933, in
Education
Williams studied at the Indian Art Center in
Williams did not pursue painting seriously until 1959. Prior to that, he performed as a
Art career
Williams participated in the annual competitions[7] and was one of the Grand Award winners[9] in the early 1960s. He also won, during the same time frame, the national competition held at the Bismarck National Indian Art Show in Bismarck, North Dakota.[10]
In 1961, Williams married Norma Jean Eubanks
By 1970, the Williams family had decided to move back to Oklahoma and lived in Tahlequah with their two sons.[11] In 1980, Williams designed the centennial logo for Bacone College. By 1981, he mostly stopped painting after losing his eyesight to diabetes. In 1983, he was inducted into the Bacone College Alumni Hall of Fame.[8]
Exhibitions
In 1972, Williams participated in the traveling exhibition, Contemporary Southern Plains Indian Painting, sponsored by the Southern Plains Indian Museum and the Oklahoma Indian Arts and Crafts Co-operative of Anadarko. In 1974, he won the Grand Prize at the Trail of Tears Art Show at the Cherokee Heritage Center.[13]
During his lifetime, Williams had multiple and profitable exhibitions throughout the United States including at the
Public collections
Besides in private collections, Williams’ work is part of the permanent collections in museums including the
Death
Williams died on November 8, 1985[1][15] of complications of diabetes.[11]
Selected works
- Woman Dancer, 1960
- Plains Indian War Dance, 1963
- Burial at Night, 1964
- Kachina Dance, 1966
- Comanche Rider, circa 1970s
- Empty Saddles: Return of War Party, circa 1970s
- Male Dancer, 1972
- Kiowa Fancy Dancer, 1972
- Kiowa Medicine Man, 1973
- The Five Civilized Tribes, 1974
- Hunter with Rifle, 1974
- Visions to Come, 1974
- The Last Remembrance, 1975
- Pursued, 1979
- Warriors Salute, 1979
References
- ^ ISBN 0-8061-9936-9.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8153-2583-3.
- ^ "David Williams (1933–1985) Tos-que". Adobe Gallery. Santa Fe, New Mexico: Adobe Gallery. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
- ^ a b c d Snodgrass, Jeanne O. (1968). American Indian Painters: A Biographical Directory Vol.. XXI, Part 1. New York, New York: Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
- ^ a b "1934 Kiowa Comanche Apache & Ft. Sill Apache Indian Census Roll". Archive.Org. US National Archives. April 1, 1934. pp. 4355–4357. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
- ^ a b "1937 Kiowa Comanche Apache Indian Census Roll". US National Archives. January 1, 1937. pp. 4629–4631. Archived from the original on May 14, 2015. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-109-05816-1.
- ^ a b c d e "Williams, David". Native Arts of America. Midwest City, Oklahoma: Native Arts of America. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
- ISBN 978-0-8061-4401-6.
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- ^ a b c d Fite, Renee (October 22, 2013). "Boren looks forward returning to Tahlequah". Tahlequah Daily Press. Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
- ^ "Trail of Tears Art Show & Sale". Cherokee Heritage. Tahlequah, Oklahoma: Cherokee Heritage Center. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
- ^ "Title: Male Dancer". Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. Washington, DC: Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
- ^ "David Williams". FamilySearch. United States Social Security Death Index. Retrieved April 22, 2015.