LaVerne Nelson Black

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LaVerne Nelson Black
Born1887
Viola, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died1938
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
OccupationPainter
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Pack Train at Night by LaVerne Nelson Black.

LaVerne Nelson Black (1887-1938) was an American painter whose work depicted Native Americans. Born in Wisconsin, he lived in Taos, New Mexico in the 1920s and Phoenix, Arizona in the 1930s, [1] where he did two murals for the NRHP-listed United States Post Office. [2] His work is in the permanent collections of the Denver Art Museum, the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. [1] [3] [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "LaVerne Nelson Black". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Four Murals Are Selected". Arizona Republic. May 4, 1937. p. 2. Retrieved October 8, 2020– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Apache Land". Denver Art Museum. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  4. ↑ "William H. and Roxanne Thams Collection". Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art. Archived from the original on October 10, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2020.


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