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Santa Fe, New Mexico (AP)
prominent American Indian painter whose works hang in museums in New York and San Francisco is among those being honored by the New Mexico Historic Preservation Division with official scenic historic markers.
Pablita Velarde was just 19 when she was commissioned to create scenes of traditional Pueblo culture for the museum at Bandelier National Monument as part of a New Deal program. She went on to become the most prominent female Indian easel painter in the nation.
prominent American Indian painter whose works hang in museums in New York and San Francisco is among those being honored by the New Mexico Historic Preservation Division with official scenic historic markers.
Pablita Velarde was just 19 when she was commissioned to create scenes of traditional Pueblo culture for the museum at Bandelier National Monument as part of a New Deal program. She went on to become the most prominent female Indian easel painter in the nation.
