Artist

Oqwa Pi

born San Ildefonso Pueblo, NM 1899-died Los Alamos, NM 1971
Also known as
  • Abel Sanchez
  • Red Cloud
  • Oqua Pi
Born
San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, United States
Died
Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States
Active in
  • Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
Biography

An active member of San Ildefonso's political and social life, Oqwa Pi served as both lieutenant governor and governor of the pueblo. The figures in his paintings are highly stylized and the faces are made up of geometric design. The artist once explained:

As I found that painting was the best among my talents, I decided to do my best to win me fame as an Indian artist. … I have raised a big healthy family, for my painting brought in good income.

Andrew Connors Pueblo Indian Watercolors: Learning by Looking, A Study Guide (Washington, D.C.: National Museum of American Art, 1993).

Works by this artist (10 items)

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Aaron Bohrod, Reflections in a Shop Window, 1947, lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Frank McClure, 1979.98.39
Reflections in a Shop Window
Artist
Date1947
lithograph on paper
Not on view
Aaron Bohrod, Summertime, ca. 1945, lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Frank McClure, 1979.98.37
Summertime
Artist
Dateca. 1945
lithograph on paper
Not on view
Aaron Bohrod, Street in Joliet, n.d., gouache on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of International Business Machines Corporation, 1969.133
Street in Joliet
Artist
Daten.d.
gouache on paper
Not on view
Aaron Bohrod, Revery, 1929, etching, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1972.12
Revery
Artist
Date1929
etching
Not on view