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Jerome Richard Tiger (1941–1967) was a highly influential Native American painter from Oklahoma.〔(Jerome Tiger (1941-1967) ), (Mid-America All Indian Center ) (accessed May 25, 2010).〕 Tiger produced hundreds of paintings from 1962 until his death in 1967.〔〔 A fullblood Muscogee Creek-Seminole, Tiger's style is said to be a combination of "spiritual vision, humane understanding, and technical virtuosity" but with traditional subject matter and composition.〔 His paintings first gained recognition at the Philbrook Museum of Art.〔 ==Early life== Born in Tahlequah, Oklahoma on July 8, 1941, Tiger attended public schools in Eufaula, Oklahoma and Muskogee, Oklahoma.〔Hunt, Dave C., '(Tiger, Jerome Richard (1941-1967) )," ''(Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture )'' (accessed May 25, 2010).〕 English was not his first language.〔 Dropping out of high school at the age of 16, Tiger joined the United States Navy and served in the Naval Reserve from 1958 to 1960.〔 He also worked as a laborer and prize fighter.〔 He studied at the Cleveland Engineering Institute in Cleveland, Ohio, but dropped out after one year.〔 Tiger married Peggy Richmond and they had three children.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jerome Tiger」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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