| Born with the name of Tse Tsan at the Santa Clara Pueblo in New Mexico,
Pablita Velarde has been painting since childhood and has become one of
the most famous American Indian painters and muralists. Her work
depicts Indian ceremony and daily life, and she pays meticulous
attention to detail, which makes her work valuable historical records.
Some of her murals are at Bandelier National Monument in New Mexico. At
age 15, she did a large mural for the Century of Progress World's Fair
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