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Stephen Mopope (1898–1974) was a Kiowa painter, dancer, and flute player of Spanish descent, from Oklahoma. He was the most prolific member of the Kiowa Five〔Watson, Mary Jo. (Mopope, Stephen (1898-1974) ). ''Oklahoma Historical Society's Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture.'' (2 May 2009)〕 ==Early life== Stephen Mopope was born on 27 August 1898 near the Redstone Baptist Mission on the Kiowa Reservation in Indian Territory. Qued Koi was his Kiowa name, which translates as "Painted Robe,"〔Lester, 372〕 and is sometimes spelled, "Wood Coy."〔Wyckoff, 192〕 His maternal grandfather was Appiatan, a famed Kiowa warrior, and his great-uncles were Silver Horn and Oheltoint (Ohettoint), both of whom were accomplished artists. Oheltoint was one of the Fort Marion ledger artists.〔 Mopope's paternal grandfather was a Spanish captive, adopted by Kiowa chief Many Bears.〔 When Mopope was a young child, his relatives observed him drawing pictures in the sand, so the artists in his family taught him how to paint on hides in the traditional manner. His grandmother was also instrumental in his early education.〔 In 1916, Mopope attended St. Patrick's Indian Mission School in Anadarko, Oklahoma, where he received further art instruction under Sister Olivia Taylor, a Choctaw nun. In a move that contradicted US federal policy at the time, Susan Peters, the Kiowa agency field matron, arranged for Mrs. Willie Baze Lane, an artist from Chickasha, Oklahoma, to teach painting classes for young Kiowas in Anadarko. Recognizing the talent of some of the young artists, Peters convinced Swedish-American artist, Oscar Jacobson, director of the University of Oklahoma's School of Art to accept the Kiowa students into a special program at the school.〔(Pochoir prints of ledger drawings by the Kiowa Five, 1929. ) ''Smithsonian Institution Research Information System.'' (retrieved 29 April 2009)〕 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「Stephen Mopope」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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