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Birth
1846 (Morgan County, Ohio)
Death
1931 (Colorado Springs, Colorado)
Lived/Active
Colorado
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Indian genre-portrait and landscape painting
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Taos Pre 1940
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| Inspired by Western and Indian life, Charles Craig did paintings
characterized by detailed accuracy, gained from several years spent
living with various tribes and carefully recording the details of their
culture. A fifty-year resident of Colorado Springs, he was the
state's first academically trained resident artist, and his paintings
reflected many aspects of his region including the Ute Indians.
Friends called him "Pink Face Charlie" because his disposition and his
painting (showing 500 of 6859 characters). |
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