This biography from the Archives of AskART:
| Born at Oraibi, Arizona with the Hopi Indian name of "Kucha Honawah" in Old Oraibi, Arizona, and known as White Bear, Oswald Fredericks was an illustrator, muralist, and noted carver of Kachina figures.
He was educated at the Indian School in Phoenix and at Bacone College. In New Jersey, he was an art teacher at a YMCA (location not given) for fifteen years, and he also painted a mural there. In Phoenix, he was an Arts and Crafts Instructor at the Boys Club and also taught dancing and interpretive music for the Fred Waring Workshops.
His illustrations of Hopi rain dancing were in "Arizona Highways" magazine, July, 1959, and in "Arizona Republic" newspapers.
Source: Artists of the American West by Peggy and Harold Samuels |
| ** If you discover credit omissions or have additional information to add, please let us know at registrar@AskART.com. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|