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Birth
1875 (Ligonier, Indiana)
Death
1968 (Santa Fe, New Mexico)
Lived/Active
New Mexico
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southwest scene painting, educator
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Born in Ligonier, Indiana, Kenneth Milton Chapman was a painter whose
talent was 'discovered' by Dr. Edgar Hewitt, New Mexico
archaeologist. Hewitt offered Chapman a position in the Art
Department at New Mexico Normal University, which, in turn, led to
Chapman devoting most of his time in the promotion of Southwest Indian
art. He is credited with the study of techniques of lost Indian
handicrafts so that they could be revitalized in the pueblos.
He was a student at the (showing 500 of 2510 characters). |
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