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Sharron Ahtone Harjo

January 01, 1970

Marcelle Sharron Ahtone Harjo (born 1945) is a Kiowa painter from Oklahoma.[2] Her Kiowa name, Sain-Tah-Oodie, translates to "Killed With a Blunted Arrow."[3] In the 1960s and 1970s, she and sister Virginia Stroud were instrumental in the revival of ledger art, a Plains Indian narrative pictorial style on paper or muslin.[4]

Sharron Ahtone Harjo
Born
Marcelle Sharron Ahtone[2]

(1945-01-06)January 6, 1945[3]
Carnegie, Oklahoma
NationalityKiowa Tribe of Oklahoma
EducationBacone College
Known forpainting, ledger art
Movementledger art, Bacone school
ElectedMiss Indian America (1968)[1]

Background edit

Sharron Ahtone Harjo's parents were Evelyn Tahome and Jacob Ahtone. Evelyn's parents were A. Jane Goombi and Stephen "Tahome" Poolant. Jacob served as Kiowa Tribal chairman from 1978 to 1980. Jacob's parents were Tahdo (Tah'ga-da) and Samuel Ahtone.[3] Samuel attended the Hampton Institute in Virginia and the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania. Samuel was a ledger artist.[4]

Her great-grandmother, Millie Durgan, was taken captive by the Kiowas as a young girl. Durgan acculturated into Kiowa society and became a renowned cradleboard-maker.[5]

In 1963, Ahtone Harjo graduated from Billings West High School in Billings, Montana.[3] She studied art under Southern Cheyenne artist Dick West at Bacone College in Muskogee, Oklahoma, from 1963 to 1965.[6] In 1965, she earned her AA from Bacone and earned her BA from Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.[3]

In 1965, Ahtone Harjo was chosen as Miss Indian America.[1]

Art career edit

Sharron Ahtone Harjo paints in acrylic, oil, gouache, and watercolor.[3] Her early work used rock art and Plains hide painting as influences before she began to work in the ledger art style.[7] In the 1970s, Ahtone began showing her work professionally. Due to the lack of acceptance for women artists in her area and nationally, she exhibited under the name Ahtone Harjo.[4] She later taught art in schools.[1]

Ahtone Harjo views Kiowa Sun Dance as one of her most important works because of her use of primary sources such as calendars, ledger drawings, and interviews with community members to complete the work. This painting is one of the only historical records of the annual ceremonial Sun Dance in which the entire tribe participated. The dance has not been performed since 1887. The painting took her several years to complete.[8]

Personal edit

Ahtone Harjo primarily lives in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, although she also stays in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and is from the Zoltone District 2 of the Kiowa tribal nation. Her sister is Deborah Ahtone, a Kiowa visual artist and writer. Sharron is married to Amos Harjo (Seminole/Muscogee). Their daughter Tahnee Ahtoneharjo-Growingthunder is a beadwork and textile artist, and curator. Ahtone Harjo is the mother-in-law to artist George Growingthunder, son of Joyce Growing Thunder Fogarty.[3]

Public collections edit

Sharron Ahtone Harjo's work can be found in the following public collections.

Art works edit

  • Return Them Safely to Home (1971)
  • Woman on Red (1976)
  • Kiowa Sun Dance (1981)
  • One Daughter of the Earth (1985)
  • Looking for Kiowas (1985)
  • Last Will and Testament (2005)[8]

Published works edit

  • Hail, Barbara, Everett R. Rhoades, and Sharron Ahtone-Harjo. Gifts of Pride and Love: Kiowa and Comanche Cradles. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2001. ISBN 978-080613604-2.
  • Pearce, Richard, Sharron Ahtone-Harjo. Women and Ledger Art: Four Contemporary Native American Artists. University of Arizona Press, Jun 13, 2013 ISBN 0816521042

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c Clark 189
  2. ^ a b "Marcelle Sharron Ahtone Harjo, 1945-." Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 25 Aug 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Lester 221
  4. ^ a b c Pearce 13
  5. ^ Sellin, Christine. "Kiowa and Comanche Lattice Cradle Exhibition at UCLA Fowler Museum Opens Aug. 27." 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine UCLA News. 15 May 2000. Retrieved 25 Aug 2013.
  6. ^ Pearce xvi
  7. ^ Szabo, Joyce (2015). "Women and Ledger Art: Four Contemporary Native American Artists by Richard Pearce". Museum Anthropology. 38 (1): 46–62. doi:10.1111/muan.12072. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  8. ^ a b Pearce, Richard (2013). "Sharron Ahtone Harjo (Kiowa)". Women and Ledger Art : Four Contemporary Native American Artists. University of Arizona Press. pp. 13–27. ISBN 9780816599820.
  9. ^ Pearce 14

References edit

  • Clark, Blue. Indian Tribes of Oklahoma: A Guide. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2009. ISBN 978-0806140605.
  • Lester, Patrick D. The Biographical Directory of Native American Painters. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1995. ISBN 0-8061-9936-9.
  • Pearce, Richard. Women and Ledger Art: Four Contemporary Native American Artists. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 2013. ISBN 978-081652104-3.

External links edit

  • The Ledger Art of Sharron Ahtone Harjo, by Richard Pearce
  • Oral History with Sharron Ahtone Harjo

January 01, 1970
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Marcelle Sharron Ahtone Harjo born 1945 is a Kiowa painter from Oklahoma 2 Her Kiowa name Sain Tah Oodie translates to Killed With a Blunted Arrow 3 In the 1960s and 1970s she and sister Virginia Stroud were instrumental in the revival of ledger art a Plains Indian narrative pictorial style on paper or muslin 4 Sharron Ahtone HarjoBornMarcelle Sharron Ahtone 2 1945 01 06 January 6 1945 3 Carnegie OklahomaNationalityKiowa Tribe of OklahomaEducationBacone CollegeKnown forpainting ledger artMovementledger art Bacone schoolElectedMiss Indian America 1968 1 Contents 1 Background 2 Art career 3 Personal 4 Public collections 5 Art works 6 Published works 7 Notes 8 References 9 External linksBackground editSharron Ahtone Harjo s parents were Evelyn Tahome and Jacob Ahtone Evelyn s parents were A Jane Goombi and Stephen Tahome Poolant Jacob served as Kiowa Tribal chairman from 1978 to 1980 Jacob s parents were Tahdo Tah ga da and Samuel Ahtone 3 Samuel attended the Hampton Institute in Virginia and the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania Samuel was a ledger artist 4 Her great grandmother Millie Durgan was taken captive by the Kiowas as a young girl Durgan acculturated into Kiowa society and became a renowned cradleboard maker 5 In 1963 Ahtone Harjo graduated from Billings West High School in Billings Montana 3 She studied art under Southern Cheyenne artist Dick West at Bacone College in Muskogee Oklahoma from 1963 to 1965 6 In 1965 she earned her AA from Bacone and earned her BA from Northeastern State University in Tahlequah Oklahoma 3 In 1965 Ahtone Harjo was chosen as Miss Indian America 1 Art career editSharron Ahtone Harjo paints in acrylic oil gouache and watercolor 3 Her early work used rock art and Plains hide painting as influences before she began to work in the ledger art style 7 In the 1970s Ahtone began showing her work professionally Due to the lack of acceptance for women artists in her area and nationally she exhibited under the name Ahtone Harjo 4 She later taught art in schools 1 Ahtone Harjo views Kiowa Sun Dance as one of her most important works because of her use of primary sources such as calendars ledger drawings and interviews with community members to complete the work This painting is one of the only historical records of the annual ceremonial Sun Dance in which the entire tribe participated The dance has not been performed since 1887 The painting took her several years to complete 8 Personal editAhtone Harjo primarily lives in Oklahoma City Oklahoma although she also stays in Santa Fe New Mexico and is from the Zoltone District 2 of the Kiowa tribal nation Her sister is Deborah Ahtone a Kiowa visual artist and writer Sharron is married to Amos Harjo Seminole Muscogee Their daughter Tahnee Ahtoneharjo Growingthunder is a beadwork and textile artist and curator Ahtone Harjo is the mother in law to artist George Growingthunder son of Joyce Growing Thunder Fogarty 3 Public collections editSharron Ahtone Harjo s work can be found in the following public collections Brown University Center of the American Indian Kilpatrick Center Center for Great Plains Studies University of Nebraska Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology Oklahoma State Historical Society 3 Southern Plains Indian Museum 9 3 Art works editReturn Them Safely to Home 1971 Woman on Red 1976 Kiowa Sun Dance 1981 One Daughter of the Earth 1985 Looking for Kiowas 1985 Last Will and Testament 2005 8 Published works editHail Barbara Everett R Rhoades and Sharron Ahtone Harjo Gifts of Pride and Love Kiowa and Comanche Cradles Norman University of Oklahoma Press 2001 ISBN 978 080613604 2 Pearce Richard Sharron Ahtone Harjo Women and Ledger Art Four Contemporary Native American Artists University of Arizona Press Jun 13 2013 ISBN 0816521042Notes edit a b c Clark 189 a b Marcelle Sharron Ahtone Harjo 1945 Smithsonian Institution Retrieved 25 Aug 2013 a b c d e f g h i Lester 221 a b c Pearce 13 Sellin Christine Kiowa and Comanche Lattice Cradle Exhibition at UCLA Fowler Museum Opens Aug 27 Archived 2013 10 29 at the Wayback Machine UCLA News 15 May 2000 Retrieved 25 Aug 2013 Pearce xvi Szabo Joyce 2015 Women and Ledger Art Four Contemporary Native American Artists by Richard Pearce Museum Anthropology 38 1 46 62 doi 10 1111 muan 12072 Retrieved 20 May 2023 a b Pearce Richard 2013 Sharron Ahtone Harjo Kiowa Women and Ledger Art Four Contemporary Native American Artists University of Arizona Press pp 13 27 ISBN 9780816599820 Pearce 14References editClark Blue Indian Tribes of Oklahoma A Guide Norman University of Oklahoma Press 2009 ISBN 978 0806140605 Lester Patrick D The Biographical Directory of Native American Painters Norman University of Oklahoma Press 1995 ISBN 0 8061 9936 9 Pearce Richard Women and Ledger Art Four Contemporary Native American Artists Tucson University of Arizona Press 2013 ISBN 978 081652104 3 External links editThe Ledger Art of Sharron Ahtone Harjo by Richard Pearce Oral History with Sharron Ahtone Harjo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sharron Ahtone Harjo amp oldid 1223637032, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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