Romando Vigil Tse Ye Mu was born on January 23, 1902
(coincidentally, Feast Day at San Ildefonso Pueblo) and passed away in
1978. He was educated at Santa Fe Indian School, and spent a
large part of his adult life working at Walt Disney Studio as a
(self-taught) painter.
A leader within the San Ildefonso Watercolor Movement, Vigil used a
stylized design to represent his chief interest in painting native
ceremonial dance figures. He was a master at creating stylized images
with a simple line. His work was neatly executed, often without
background or foreground treatment. His coloring was usually very good.
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