Sherman Terrance Chaddlesone (2 June 1947 – 17 August 2013) was a

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Indian painter from

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, who played a pivotal role in late 20th century

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Background

Chaddlesone was born in

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, son of John Wesley and Alice Toppah (Yellowhair) Chaddlesone. He grew up in the

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area, around Saddle Mountain, Oklahoma. He was a direct descendant of the great Kiowa war chief

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, also known as White Bear.

Education

Chaddlesone attended Eisenhower High School in

and the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts (IAIA) in

Santa Fe, New Mexico Santa Fe ( ; , Spanish for 'Holy Faith'; tew, Oghá P'o'oge, Tewa for 'white shell water place'; tiw, Hulp'ó'ona, label=Tiwa language, Northern Tiwa; nv, Yootó, Navajo for 'bead + water place') is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico. ...

. While at the institute, Chaddlesone took classes with notable figures such as

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. He also attended

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(now University of Central Oklahoma) in

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, where he undertook post-graduate work. While studying at the Institute of American Indian Arts, Chaddlesone met his wife, Allie.

Military service

Chaddlesone was a veteran of the

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Career

Chaddlesone had a number of occupations before taking up painting and sculpturing full-time after 1982. He worked in watercolor, acrylics, oils, and pastels. He also sculpted in stone and bronze. He was commissioned to paint a mural in the Kiowa Tribal Complex in

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. Chaddlesone exhibited his artwork nationally and internationally. He and his wife Allie exhibited their work at the

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Death

Chaddlesone died on August 17, 2013, at home in Anadarko, Oklahoma, after a short illness.Sherman Terrance Chaddlesone obituary
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Honors and legacy

Chaddlesone's piece ''Phantom Warriors'' is the logo for The New Plains Review Publishing Centre at the University of Central Oklahoma, his alma mater. The university also honors Chaddlesone with the Sherman Chaddlesone Arts & Letters Lecture Series, which is held every

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and D.G. Smalling have been among the series' guests speakers.

Notes

External links

Oklahoma Native Artists Oral History Project -- OSU Library
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