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Wilfred (or William) Langdon Kihn (September 5, 1898 – December 12, 1957) was a portrait painter and illustrator specializing in portraits of American Indians.〔"W. Langdon Kihn, Artist, 59, Dead: Portrait Painter Was Noted For U.S. Indian Studies--Illustrator for Books", ''New York Times'', December 13, 1957〕 He was born in Brooklyn, New York, son of Alfred Charles Kihn and Carrie Lowe (Peck) Kihn.〔''Who's Who in America'', 1948, p. 1348.〕 He attended Boys' High School in Brooklyn and was recognized there for his artistic talent.〔(Indian Art Exhibit: Young Brooklyn Artist to Show Work Under Western Auspices ), ''New York Times'', March 13, 1922〕 He married Helen Van Tine Butler in 1920, and lived in Hadlyme and Moodus, Connecticut.〔''Who's Who in America'', 1948, p. 1348.〕 He studied with the Art Students League, 1916–17, and was a pupil of Homer Boss and Winold Reiss. Motivated by a desire to document the disappearing aboriginal culture, he spent many years visiting and living with Indian tribes in the Western United States. In 1920, he was admitted to the Blackfeet tribe in Montana, under the name "Zoi-och-ka-tsai-ya," meaning "Chase Enemy in Water".〔"W. Langdon Kihn, Artist, 59, Dead: Portrait Painter Was Noted For U.S. Indian Studies--Illustrator for Books", ''New York Times'', December 13, 1957〕 In 1922, the ''New York Times'' described his work as follows: Mr. Kihn's portraits are marvels of incisive characterization. These closely studied physiognomies show no trace of the sentimental idealization from which most painters of Indian subjects find it almost impossible to escape. Each is firm, clear, and direct, recording the subtle differences of aspect difficult enough to discern in races other than our own, and seizing the essential message of the face with youthful certainty and conviction.〔(ART: Portraits of American Indians ), ''New York Times'', March 26, 1922〕 Throughout his career, he also illustrated a number of books, including ''Indian Days in the Canadian Rockies'' by Marius Barbeau (1923) and ''Pocahontas and Her World'' by Francis Carpenter (1961). Many of his illustrations featured colorful portraits, while children's' story books such as ''Flat Tail'' by Alice Gall and Fleming Crew (1935) often featured line drawings. He was a Democratic candidate for the Connecticut House of Representatives from the town of Lyme, in the November 2, 1948 election.〔''Connecticut Register and Manual'', 1950, page 556〕 He died in Lawrence Memorial Hospital, New London, Connecticut, after a short illness, and was buried in Cove Cemetery, Hadlyme, Connecticut.〔(The Annual report of the Connecticut Historical Society, 1958 )〕 ==Collections and exhibitions == His paintings were featured in one-man and group exhibitions in many different museums and galleries, starting in the early 1920s.〔(INDIANS' PORTRAITS SHOWN: W. Langdon Kihn's Brilliant Work in the Anderson Galleries ), ''New York Times'', March 21, 1922.〕 His work is in the permanent collections of, among others, the McCord Museum in Montreal, Quebec,〔(Musée McCord Museum search results )〕 and the Davison Art Center Gallery at Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut.〔(Catalogs in Print ), Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University〕〔(Indian Portraits by Kihn Exhibited ), ''New York Times'', February 20, 1983〕 In 2014, the Foosaner Art Museum at the Florida Institute of Technology hosted an exhibition of his works, featuring pictures from the Vancouver Art Gallery and the National Geographic Society and a private collector.〔(Foosaner Gallery )〕 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「W. Langdon Kihn」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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