Pablita Velarde, Tse Tsan, Golden Dawn ~ Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico
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brwhiz
N 35° 58.223 W 106° 05.459
13S E 401633 N 3981213
This New Mexico Historical Marker honoring Pablita Velarde is located on the west side of New Mexico Highway 30 at Gutierrez Drive in Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico.
Waymark Code: WMGAQ3
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 02/06/2013
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Pablita Velarde, Tse Tsan, Golden Dawn
(1918-2006)
Santa Clara Pueblo
Pablita Velarde was an internationally acclaimed artist whose paintings largely depicted Pueblo life. She was commissioned by the WPA art's program to paint murals at Bandelier National Monument. Selected as one of New Mexico's "Living Treasures", she received many awards, including the French Palmes Académique, the New Mexico Governor's Award for achievement in the arts, and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Eight Northern Pueblos.