Waldo Mootzka was born near the Hopi village of Oraibi in 1903. He attended the United States Indian School in Albuquerque, before art was taught there, then returned to Oraibi. It was with the school that he was most associated. He seems to have begun painting in about 1930.
From then until the end of his life, he lived in Santa Fe, supporting himself by painting and silversmithing. Although he painted alone a great deal, much of his work is like that of Fred Kabotie.& (showing 500 of 5976 characters). |
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