Artist

LaVerne Nelson Black

born Viola, WI 1887-died Chicago, IL 1939
Also known as
  • Laverne Nelson Black
Born
Viola, Kickapoo Valley, Wisconsin, United States
Died
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Active in
  • Taos, New Mexico, United States
Biography

In the 1920s LaVerne Nelson Black lived briefly in Taos, where he studied and sketched the traditions of nomadic Indian tribes such as the Navajo and Apache. In the 1930s he moved to Phoenix, working as an illustrator and commercial artist.

Andrew L. Connors The Arvin Gottlieb Collection of the National Museum of American Art (exhibition text, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1993)

Works by this artist (2 items)

LaVerne Nelson Black, Jicarilla Apache Fiesta, 1934, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1985.7
Jicarilla Apache Fiesta
Artist
Date1934
oil on canvas
Not on view
LaVerne Nelson Black, Ceremonial at Black Lake, 1938, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Arvin Gottlieb, 1991.205.4
Ceremonial at Black Lake
Artist
Date1938
oil on canvas
Not on view