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Harrison Begay
Harrison Begay
Born
Haashké yah Níyá

c. 15 November 1917
Whitecone, Arizona, U.S.
Died2012
Gilbert, Arizona, U.S.
Other namesHaskay Yahne Yah
EducationSanta Fe Indian School
Black Mountain College,
Phoenix Junior College
SpouseRamona Espinosa (1940–1945, ended due to divorce)
External image
image icon "Ancient and Modern Art", a major painting by Begay.

Harrison Begay, also known as Haashké yah Níyá (meaning "Warrior Who Walked Up to His Enemy" or "Wandering Boy") (November 15, 1914 or 1917 – August 18, 2012)[1][2] was a renowned Diné (Navajo) painter, printmaker, and illustrator. Begay specialized in watercolors, gouache, and silkscreen prints. At the time of his death in 2012, he was the last living, former student of Dorothy Dunn and Geronima C. Montoya at the Santa Fe Indian School.[3] His work has won multiple awards and is exhibited in museums and private collections worldwide and he was among the most famous Diné artists of his generation.

  1. ^ "Harrison Begay". Artnet.com. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  2. ^ Wagner, K.M. (2017-11-29). "Harrison Begay". Appalachian State University. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  3. ^ Wyckoff, Lydia (1976). Visions and Voices: Native American Painting from the Philbrook Museum of Art. p. 79.

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