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Jimmie Carole Fife Stewart

January 01, 1970

Jimmie Carole Fife Stewart (born 1940) is a Muscogee (Creek) art educator, fashion designer , and artist. After graduating from the Chilocco Indian School and taking courses at the University of Arizona, she earned a degree from Oklahoma State University and began working as a teacher. After a six-year stint working for Fine Arts Diversified, she returned to teaching in 1979 in Washington, Oklahoma. Primarily known as a painter, using watercolor or acrylic media, Fife-Stewart has also been involved in fashion design. Her works have been shown mostly in the southwestern United States and have toured South America. Having won numerous awards for her artworks, she was designated as a Master Artist by the Five Civilized Tribes Museum in 1997.

Jimmie Carole Fife Stewart
Born
Jimmie Carole Fife

1940 (age 83–84)
Dustin, Oklahoma
NationalityAmerican
Other namesJimmie Carol Fife-Stewart, Jimmie Carol Stewart, Jimmie Fife Stewart
Occupationartist
Years active1963–present

Early life edit

Jimmie Carole Fife was born on 1940 in Dustin, Oklahoma to Carmen (née Griffin) and James Fife.[1] The oldest surviving child in her family of nine siblings.[2] She was raised on her grandfather's allotment, bordering the Hughes County-Okfuskee County line. Fife came from a long line of artists and teachers. Her grandfather was a wood and stone carver, her father drew with colored pencils and chalks,[3] and her mother, who was a teacher, created traditional crafts like medallions and quilts.[1]

Each of her siblings was involved with art. These included Bill, one time principal chief of the Muscogee Creek Nation; a carver and draftsman; Sharon, Phyllis and Sandy who founded the Fife Collection, Inc. and produced contemporary fashion using techniques and motifs of the Southeastern Woodlands peoples;[3] and sister Robin Elaine, who produced embroidery.[1][2] Fife attended the Graham School in Weleetka, Oklahoma and then from 1954 to 1958 was a student at Chilocco Indian School. Between 1960 and 1961, she attended the University of Arizona, studying in the Southwest Indian Art Project and graduated in 1963 with a bachelor's degree in fine arts from Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma.[1]

Career edit

After her graduation, Fife began her career teaching in Dustin[4] and started her graduate studies, eventually earning a master's degree in Education. Teaching for six years in Oklahoma and Texas, she moved to Oklahoma City, where from 1972 to 1978 she worked for Fine Arts Diversified.[5] Fife married Robert N. Stewart and in 1979 the couple settled in Washington, Oklahoma,[1] where she returned to teaching and continued with her art.[6] The couple had two daughters, Kelley and Maya Stewart, who has collaborated with her mother and is a fashion accessories designer.[7]

In 1968, when Fife won an award at the Annual Five Civilized Tribes Museum Art Show, the fact that a woman had won, inspired Virginia Stroud (Keetoowah Cherokee/Muscogee Creek) to team up with Mary Adair (Cherokee Nation), Jean Bales (Iowa), Joan Brown (Cherokee descent), Sharron Ahtone Harjo (Kiowa), Valjean McCarty Hessing (Choctaw), Ruthe Blalock Jones (Shawnee/Peoria), and Jane McCarty Mauldin (Choctaw) to support each other and their work. Stroud credited Fife with motivating the group's Daughters of the Earth exhibition, curated by Doris Littrell, which traveled for three years (1985–1988) and toured in the United States and Europe.[8][9] While she was teaching, Fife-Stewart participated in various art shows including venues like the Scottsdale National Indian Art Exhibition, exhibitions of the U.S. Department of the Interior, and was one of the 28 artists selected by the International Communications Bureau to tour throughout South America.[5] She and her sisters have also participated in the Santa Fe Indian Market.[10]

Fife-Stewart's preferred media are acrylic paints, watercolors, or pen and ink drawings.[11] Though most known for her Flatstyle paintings, since the 1970s, she has also collaborated with her sisters in the Fife Collection. Their work was featured in a month-long exhibit at the Southern Plains Indian Museum in Anadarko, Oklahoma in 1979[1] and she and Phyllis exhibited their fashion designs in 1981 at the Indian Paintbrush Gallery in Siloam Springs, Arkansas.[5] She and Phyllis also were featured artists in a production of the Creek Nation Communication Department and KOED television, The Folklore of the Muscogee People released in 1983.[12] In 2019, Fife-Stewart was one of the artists featured in the Five Civilized Tribes Museum's Women of the Five Civilized Tribes exhibition. Along with her sister Phyllis, the works of Fife-Stewart and Joan Hill (Muscogee Creek/Cherokee), Joan Brown (Cherokee descent), Yvonne Cannon (Chickasaw/Choctaw), Joan Stone Hansen, Joan Hill (Muscogee Creek/Cherokee), Barbara McAlister (Cherokee Nation), Victoria McKinney (Echota Cherokee), Kitty Millar (Choctaw), Traci Rabbit (Cherokee Nation),[13] Jeanne Rorex-Bridges (Echota Cherokee),[13][14] Virginia Stroud (Cherokee/Muscogee Creek), Dana Tiger (Muscogee Creek/Seminole/Cherokee) and MaryBeth Timothy (Cherokee Nation) were featured.[13]

Fife-Stewart's 1968 work, New Barber is in the permanent collection of the Philbrook Museum of Art in Tulsa, Oklahoma.[15] She has works in the permanent collections of the Five Civilized Tribes Museum in Muskogee, Oklahoma[16] and her 1977 painting, The Earth is Our Mother, is part of the holdings of the Daybreak Star Cultural Center in Seattle.[17] Among her many awards, Fife-Stewart won the Grand Prize at the 9th Annual Five Civilized Tribes Museum Art Show in 1975[18] and took First Place in the 11th Annual of 1977.[19] In 1985, she was inducted into the Chilocco Indian School's Hall of Fame.[20] Fife-Stewart was designated as a "Master Artist" by the Five Civilized Tribes Museum in 1997.[11] The designation is the highest honor bestowed by the museum and artists must be nominated and judged. Only 35 artists had earned the designation through 2008, which allows them to participate in the Masters Art Show held annually.[21]

References edit

Citations edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f The Navajo Times 1979, p. 20.
  2. ^ a b Muscogee Nation News 1986, p. 7.
  3. ^ a b Brown 2016.
  4. ^ Fife 1970, p. 452.
  5. ^ a b c The Northwest Arkansas Times 1981, p. 3.
  6. ^ Torres 1986, p. 7.
  7. ^ Miller 2010.
  8. ^ Carter 1985, p. 4.
  9. ^ Price 1985.
  10. ^ Pratt 2017.
  11. ^ a b Muscogee Nation News 1997, p. 9.
  12. ^ Muscogee Nation News 1983, p. 7.
  13. ^ a b c Spaulding 2019.
  14. ^ Smoot 2019.
  15. ^ Philbrook Museum of Art 1968.
  16. ^ Johnson 1972, p. 42.
  17. ^ Rupp 1992, p. 221.
  18. ^ The Daily Oklahoman 1975, p. 32.
  19. ^ The Daily Oklahoman 1977, p. 175.
  20. ^ Tribal Town Radio 2013.
  21. ^ Coleman 2008.

Bibliography edit

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  • Carter, Sue (July–August 1985). "Today in Oklahoma". Oklahoma Today. Vol. 35, no. 4. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Oklahoma Department of Tourism and Recreation. p. 4. ISSN 0030-1892. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  • Coleman, Travina (November 1, 2008). . The Muskogee Phoenix. Muskogee, Oklahoma. Archived from the original on August 3, 2019. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  • Fife, Sharon A. (Spring 1970). "Baptist Indian Church: Thlewarle Mekko Sapkv Coko". The Chronicles of Oklahoma. XLVIII (1). Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Oklahoma Historical Society: 451–466. ISSN 0009-6024. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  • Johnson, C. W. (January 23, 1972). "Sacred Fire". Springfield News-Leader. Springfield, Missouri. p. 42. Retrieved August 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  • Miller, Linda (March 4, 2010). . The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Archived from the original on August 4, 2019. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  • Pratt, Stacy (October 24, 2017). . onshegoes.com. Portland, Oregon: On She Goes. Archived from the original on November 15, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  • Price, Mary Sue (February 24, 1985). . The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Archived from the original on August 4, 2019. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  • Rupp, James (1992). Art in Seattle's Public Places: An illustrated guide. Seattle, Washington: University of Washington Press. ISBN 0-295-96988-1.
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January 01, 1970
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Jimmie Carole Fife Stewart born 1940 is a Muscogee Creek art educator fashion designer and artist After graduating from the Chilocco Indian School and taking courses at the University of Arizona she earned a degree from Oklahoma State University and began working as a teacher After a six year stint working for Fine Arts Diversified she returned to teaching in 1979 in Washington Oklahoma Primarily known as a painter using watercolor or acrylic media Fife Stewart has also been involved in fashion design Her works have been shown mostly in the southwestern United States and have toured South America Having won numerous awards for her artworks she was designated as a Master Artist by the Five Civilized Tribes Museum in 1997 Jimmie Carole Fife StewartBornJimmie Carole Fife1940 age 83 84 Dustin OklahomaNationalityAmericanOther namesJimmie Carol Fife Stewart Jimmie Carol Stewart Jimmie Fife StewartOccupationartistYears active1963 present Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 References 3 1 Citations 3 2 BibliographyEarly life editJimmie Carole Fife was born on 1940 in Dustin Oklahoma to Carmen nee Griffin and James Fife 1 The oldest surviving child in her family of nine siblings 2 She was raised on her grandfather s allotment bordering the Hughes County Okfuskee County line Fife came from a long line of artists and teachers Her grandfather was a wood and stone carver her father drew with colored pencils and chalks 3 and her mother who was a teacher created traditional crafts like medallions and quilts 1 Each of her siblings was involved with art These included Bill one time principal chief of the Muscogee Creek Nation a carver and draftsman Sharon Phyllis and Sandy who founded the Fife Collection Inc and produced contemporary fashion using techniques and motifs of the Southeastern Woodlands peoples 3 and sister Robin Elaine who produced embroidery 1 2 Fife attended the Graham School in Weleetka Oklahoma and then from 1954 to 1958 was a student at Chilocco Indian School Between 1960 and 1961 she attended the University of Arizona studying in the Southwest Indian Art Project and graduated in 1963 with a bachelor s degree in fine arts from Oklahoma State University in Stillwater Oklahoma 1 Career editAfter her graduation Fife began her career teaching in Dustin 4 and started her graduate studies eventually earning a master s degree in Education Teaching for six years in Oklahoma and Texas she moved to Oklahoma City where from 1972 to 1978 she worked for Fine Arts Diversified 5 Fife married Robert N Stewart and in 1979 the couple settled in Washington Oklahoma 1 where she returned to teaching and continued with her art 6 The couple had two daughters Kelley and Maya Stewart who has collaborated with her mother and is a fashion accessories designer 7 In 1968 when Fife won an award at the Annual Five Civilized Tribes Museum Art Show the fact that a woman had won inspired Virginia Stroud Keetoowah Cherokee Muscogee Creek to team up with Mary Adair Cherokee Nation Jean Bales Iowa Joan Brown Cherokee descent Sharron Ahtone Harjo Kiowa Valjean McCarty Hessing Choctaw Ruthe Blalock Jones Shawnee Peoria and Jane McCarty Mauldin Choctaw to support each other and their work Stroud credited Fife with motivating the group s Daughters of the Earth exhibition curated by Doris Littrell which traveled for three years 1985 1988 and toured in the United States and Europe 8 9 While she was teaching Fife Stewart participated in various art shows including venues like the Scottsdale National Indian Art Exhibition exhibitions of the U S Department of the Interior and was one of the 28 artists selected by the International Communications Bureau to tour throughout South America 5 She and her sisters have also participated in the Santa Fe Indian Market 10 Fife Stewart s preferred media are acrylic paints watercolors or pen and ink drawings 11 Though most known for her Flatstyle paintings since the 1970s she has also collaborated with her sisters in the Fife Collection Their work was featured in a month long exhibit at the Southern Plains Indian Museum in Anadarko Oklahoma in 1979 1 and she and Phyllis exhibited their fashion designs in 1981 at the Indian Paintbrush Gallery in Siloam Springs Arkansas 5 She and Phyllis also were featured artists in a production of the Creek Nation Communication Department and KOED television The Folklore of the Muscogee People released in 1983 12 In 2019 Fife Stewart was one of the artists featured in the Five Civilized Tribes Museum s Women of the Five Civilized Tribes exhibition Along with her sister Phyllis the works of Fife Stewart and Joan Hill Muscogee Creek Cherokee Joan Brown Cherokee descent Yvonne Cannon Chickasaw Choctaw Joan Stone Hansen Joan Hill Muscogee Creek Cherokee Barbara McAlister Cherokee Nation Victoria McKinney Echota Cherokee Kitty Millar Choctaw Traci Rabbit Cherokee Nation 13 Jeanne Rorex Bridges Echota Cherokee 13 14 Virginia Stroud Cherokee Muscogee Creek Dana Tiger Muscogee Creek Seminole Cherokee and MaryBeth Timothy Cherokee Nation were featured 13 Fife Stewart s 1968 work New Barber is in the permanent collection of the Philbrook Museum of Art in Tulsa Oklahoma 15 She has works in the permanent collections of the Five Civilized Tribes Museum in Muskogee Oklahoma 16 and her 1977 painting The Earth is Our Mother is part of the holdings of the Daybreak Star Cultural Center in Seattle 17 Among her many awards Fife Stewart won the Grand Prize at the 9th Annual Five Civilized Tribes Museum Art Show in 1975 18 and took First Place in the 11th Annual of 1977 19 In 1985 she was inducted into the Chilocco Indian School s Hall of Fame 20 Fife Stewart was designated as a Master Artist by the Five Civilized Tribes Museum in 1997 11 The designation is the highest honor bestowed by the museum and artists must be nominated and judged Only 35 artists had earned the designation through 2008 which allows them to participate in the Masters Art Show held annually 21 References editCitations edit a b c d e f The Navajo Times 1979 p 20 a b Muscogee Nation News 1986 p 7 a b Brown 2016 Fife 1970 p 452 a b c The Northwest Arkansas Times 1981 p 3 Torres 1986 p 7 Miller 2010 Carter 1985 p 4 Price 1985 Pratt 2017 a b Muscogee Nation News 1997 p 9 Muscogee Nation News 1983 p 7 a b c Spaulding 2019 Smoot 2019 Philbrook Museum of Art 1968 Johnson 1972 p 42 Rupp 1992 p 221 The Daily Oklahoman 1975 p 32 The Daily Oklahoman 1977 p 175 Tribal Town Radio 2013 Coleman 2008 Bibliography edit Brown Herman June 8 2016 Art a family tradition The Okmulgee Times Okmulgee Oklahoma Archived from the original on January 8 2018 Retrieved August 4 2019 Carter Sue July August 1985 Today in Oklahoma Oklahoma Today Vol 35 no 4 Oklahoma City Oklahoma Oklahoma Department of Tourism and Recreation p 4 ISSN 0030 1892 Retrieved August 4 2019 Coleman Travina November 1 2008 Art masters compete The Muskogee Phoenix Muskogee Oklahoma Archived from the original on August 3 2019 Retrieved August 4 2019 Fife Sharon A Spring 1970 Baptist Indian Church Thlewarle Mekko Sapkv Coko The Chronicles of Oklahoma XLVIII 1 Oklahoma City Oklahoma Oklahoma Historical Society 451 466 ISSN 0009 6024 Retrieved August 4 2019 Johnson C W January 23 1972 Sacred Fire Springfield News Leader Springfield Missouri p 42 Retrieved August 4 2019 via Newspapers com Miller Linda March 4 2010 Designer from Oklahoma finds fashion world success The Daily Oklahoman Oklahoma City Oklahoma Archived from the original on August 4 2019 Retrieved August 4 2019 Pratt Stacy October 24 2017 Art in the Family A Tradition at the Santa Fe Indian Market onshegoes com Portland Oregon On She Goes Archived from the original on November 15 2018 Retrieved August 3 2019 Price Mary Sue February 24 1985 Artists Dip Deeply Into Heritage The Daily Oklahoman Oklahoma City Oklahoma Archived from the original on August 4 2019 Retrieved August 4 2019 Rupp James 1992 Art in Seattle s Public Places An illustrated guide Seattle Washington University of Washington Press ISBN 0 295 96988 1 Smoot D E May 8 2019 Judge rejects state s effort to restrict Native art The Tahlequah Daily Press Tahlequah Oklahoma Archived from the original on August 5 2019 Retrieved August 5 2019 Spaulding Cathy May 8 2019 Women the focus of art exhibit The Muskogee Phoenix Muskogee Oklahoma Archived from the original on August 3 2019 Retrieved August 4 2019 Torres Ethel April 1986 Indian Women Hold Monthly Meet Muscogee Nation News Vol 15 no 3 Okmulgee Oklahoma p 8 Retrieved August 4 2019 2013 Chilocco Indian School Hall of Fame Three Muscogee Creeks Among Inductees Tribal Town Radio Henryetta Oklahoma Muscogee Creek Citizens Coalition Inc June 26 2013 Archived from the original on August 3 2019 Retrieved August 4 2019 Citizen Named Five Tribes Master Artist Muscogee Nation News Vol 26 no 4 Okmulgee Oklahoma April 1997 p 9 Retrieved August 4 2019 CN Communication Dept Produces Video Tape on Creek Folklore Muscogee Nation News Vol 11 no 10 Okmulgee Oklahoma November 1983 p 7 Retrieved August 4 2019 New Barber philbrook org Tulsa Oklahoma Philbrook Museum of Art 1968 Retrieved August 4 2019 Obituaries Carmen Fife Muscogee Nation News Vol 15 no 11 Okmulgee Oklahoma November 1986 p 7 Retrieved August 4 2019 Renoun sic Quilt Artist and Art to Preview at Plain Indian Museum The Navajo Times Window Rock Arizona November 1 1979 p 20 Retrieved August 4 2019 via Newspaperarchive com Sacred Fire The Daily Oklahoman Oklahoma City Oklahoma October 30 1977 p 175 Retrieved August 4 2019 via Newspapers com Siloam Springs Gallery Will Display Fashions The Northwest Arkansas Times Fayetteville Arkansas July 11 1981 p 3 Retrieved August 4 2019 via Newspaperarchive com Tribe Art Show Honors Listed The Daily Oklahoman Oklahoma City Oklahoma September 29 1975 p 32 Retrieved August 4 2019 via Newspapers com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jimmie Carole Fife Stewart amp oldid 1199717819, wikipedia, wiki, 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