Born in Vian, Oklahoma, 1914, Franklin Gritts was a painter and teacher. He was also known as Oau Nah Jusah or 'They Have Returned'.
A native American of the Cherokee tribe, Gritts attended Haskell Institute where he earned a BFA. He was at the University of Oklahoma in 1939 and was a pupil of Olaf Nordmark.
He taught at Haskell Institute, Lawrence, and painted the mural in the Haskell Auditorium that was installed in 1992. The auditorium was built in 1 (showing 500 of 710 characters). |
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