Tony Atencio, also called Su Ta (English: "Painted Arrow"; January 24, 1928 – October 23, 1995), was a San Ildefonso Pueblo

painter Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ai ...

. He studied at the Santa Fe Indian School and exhibited his work across the country. He is known for his paintings of animals. Atencio was the son of Benjamin Atencio and painter Isabel M. Montoya, who was a cousin of Maria Martinez. His brothers

Gilbert Benjamin Atencio Gilbert Benjamin Atencio, also called Wah Peen (English: Mountain of the Sacred Wind; 1930–1995), was a San Ildefonso Pueblo painter, potter, medical Illustrator, and politician. Early life and education Atencio was born in 1930 in Greele ...

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Pat Atencio Pat Atencio, also called Koo Peen (English: "Mountain Rock"; January 22, 1932 – January 15, 2009), was a San Ildefonso Pueblo painter. Biography Pat Atencio was the son of Benjamin Atencio and painter Isabel M. Montoya. His mother's cousin ...

were also artists, as were his sisters Helen Gutierrez and Angelita Sanchez. Atencio spent fifteen years in the United States Navy. He died on October 23, 1995. Some of his works have been in the permanent collection of institutions including the Museum of New Mexico and the National Museum of the American Indian.

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"Two Deer" by Tony Atencio at the Smithsonion National Museum of the American Indian
1928 births 1995 deaths 20th-century American painters 20th-century indigenous painters of the Americas Native American painters Pueblo artists Painters from New Mexico 20th-century American artists 20th-century Native American artists {{NorthAm-native-bio-stub