Global InformationBenjamin Arkeketa information
Benjamin Arkeketa | |
|---|---|
| Thinga-Ja-Bus-Ka | |
| Born | February 27, 1928 Red Rock, Oklahoma |
| Died | March 20, 2002 (aged 74) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Nationality | American, Otoe–Missouria Tribe |
| Occupation | painter |
| Spouse | Mary Elizabeth Freeman |
Benjamin Arkeketa (February 27, 1928 – March 20, 2002), also called Thinga-Ja-Bus-Ka ("Bushy Tail"), was an American painter from the Oto-Missouria Tribe.[1][2] He was a member of the "Che" Buffalo Clan,[2] and his paternal great-great-grandfather was Chief George Arkeketa.[1] Influenced by Brummett Echohawk and Acee Blue Eagle, Arkeketa was known for his paintings related to his tribal archaeology and ethnology as well as Christian philosophy.[1]
- ^ a b c King, Jeanne Snodgrass (1968). American Indian painters; a biographical directory. Smithsonian Libraries. New York : Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation.
- ^ a b "Benjamin "Thinga-Ja-Bus-Ka" Arkeketa". Osage County News Service. 2002-03-23. Retrieved 2021-08-02.