Allan Houser Works
Houser (1914-1994), who was Chiricahua Apache, was the grandson of the chief who served as Geronimo's interpreter and a great nephew of the Apache Chief, Geronimo.
At age 20, he attended the Santa Fe Indian Art School founded by Dorothy Dunn. His talent was soon recognized, and he was named the school's outstanding artist. He began his art career as a muralist and painter and then focused on stone and wood carving and sculpting in steel and bronze.
He worked in Santa Fe from 1936 to 1938, the only Indian specializing in sculpture.
In 1948, he won a scholarship to the Haskell Institute in Kansas, followed by a Guggenheim Fellowship.
From 1951 to 1975, he taught art in Indian Schools, and also served as instructor at the Institute of American Arts. From 1962, he lived in Santa Fe from where his work was collected all over the United States.
At age 20, he attended the Santa Fe Indian Art School founded by Dorothy Dunn. His talent was soon recognized, and he was named the school's outstanding artist. He began his art career as a muralist and painter and then focused on stone and wood carving and sculpting in steel and bronze.
He worked in Santa Fe from 1936 to 1938, the only Indian specializing in sculpture.
In 1948, he won a scholarship to the Haskell Institute in Kansas, followed by a Guggenheim Fellowship.
From 1951 to 1975, he taught art in Indian Schools, and also served as instructor at the Institute of American Arts. From 1962, he lived in Santa Fe from where his work was collected all over the United States.