Chief Terry Saul | |
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Born | Carl Terry Saul April 2, 1921 |
Died | May 1976
Muskogee, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Other names | Tabaksi, C. Terry Saul |
Education |
Bacone College, University of Oklahoma, Art Students League of New York |
Chief Carl Terry Saul (1921–1976) also known as C. Terry Saul and Tabaksi, was a Choctaw Nation/ Chickasaw illustrator, painter, muralist, commercial artist, and educator. [1] [2] He was a leader of the Choctaw/Chickasaw tribe. He served as Director of the art program at Bacone College in Muskogee, Oklahoma, from 1970 until 1976. [3] [4]
Saul attended Bacone College, [1] where he studied under Acee Blue Eagle, [5] and Woody Crumbo. [5] His classmates at Bacone College included Walter Richard “Dick” West, Sr. and Oscar Howe, all of which started the early process of departing for traditional Native art and painting-styles, and moving towards Surrealism and engaging in modernist aesthetics. [6]
He served in the United States Army during World War II. [7] After the war, Saul continued his studies at University of Oklahoma, Norman (OU), where he received a BFA degree (1948) and MFA degree (1949); and at the Art Students League of New York, from 1951 to 1952. [1] [7] Saul was the first Native American student to receive a MFA degree from the University of Oklahoma. [8]
In 1960, he lived in Bartlesville, Oklahoma and in addition to painting, Saul worked at the Phillips Petroleum Company. [9] He is known for his watercolor paintings, and casein paintings depicting Plains Tribes heritage and ceremonies. [10] [9] He later returned to teach at Bacone College, where he served as the Director of the art program from 1970 to 1976. [3] One of his students was Joan Brown. [11]
His artwork is in museum collections, including the Gilcrease Museum, [12] Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, [13] and the Philbrook Museum of Art. [14]
Chief Terry Saul | |
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Born | Carl Terry Saul April 2, 1921 |
Died | May 1976
Muskogee, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Other names | Tabaksi, C. Terry Saul |
Education |
Bacone College, University of Oklahoma, Art Students League of New York |
Chief Carl Terry Saul (1921–1976) also known as C. Terry Saul and Tabaksi, was a Choctaw Nation/ Chickasaw illustrator, painter, muralist, commercial artist, and educator. [1] [2] He was a leader of the Choctaw/Chickasaw tribe. He served as Director of the art program at Bacone College in Muskogee, Oklahoma, from 1970 until 1976. [3] [4]
Saul attended Bacone College, [1] where he studied under Acee Blue Eagle, [5] and Woody Crumbo. [5] His classmates at Bacone College included Walter Richard “Dick” West, Sr. and Oscar Howe, all of which started the early process of departing for traditional Native art and painting-styles, and moving towards Surrealism and engaging in modernist aesthetics. [6]
He served in the United States Army during World War II. [7] After the war, Saul continued his studies at University of Oklahoma, Norman (OU), where he received a BFA degree (1948) and MFA degree (1949); and at the Art Students League of New York, from 1951 to 1952. [1] [7] Saul was the first Native American student to receive a MFA degree from the University of Oklahoma. [8]
In 1960, he lived in Bartlesville, Oklahoma and in addition to painting, Saul worked at the Phillips Petroleum Company. [9] He is known for his watercolor paintings, and casein paintings depicting Plains Tribes heritage and ceremonies. [10] [9] He later returned to teach at Bacone College, where he served as the Director of the art program from 1970 to 1976. [3] One of his students was Joan Brown. [11]
His artwork is in museum collections, including the Gilcrease Museum, [12] Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, [13] and the Philbrook Museum of Art. [14]