Pop Wea | |
|---|---|
| Died | 1966 |
| Nationality | Taos Pueblo |
| Known for | Pottery and painting |
Pop Wea, also known as Lori Tanner, Lorie Tanner, Lo Ree Tanner, Lo Rie Tanner, Loree Tanner [1] and Lo Rei Tanner [2] (died 1966), was a Native American artist associated with the Taos Pueblo. [3] She was a painter and potter. Pop Wea is listed in the Biographical Directory of Native American Painters, and in American Indian Painters: a Biographical Directory. [1]
Pop Wea's work titled Taos Warrior Dance (casein on board) is on display at the Arizona State Museum at the University of Arizona. [4] Her work has been described as dramatic and non-traditional, for example her work Buffalo in snow. [5] Her paintings were sometimes executed in a "three dimensional style." [6] In 1965, her work Eagle Dance received first prize in painting in the Scottsdale Indian Art Exhibition; it was described in a review as having "startling calligraphy on a black ground." [7]
Pop Wea's work was exhibited in 1962 at the Museum of Northern Arizona, [8] and at the Heard Museum in 1967. [9]
Pop Wea has been described as a "promising artist who died young." [9] Pop Wea's reputation as an artist was established in 1963 following an exhibition in Gallup, New Mexico; she unexpectedly died three years later. [2]
Pop Wea's work is in the James T. Bialac Collection of Southwest Paintings at the Arizona State Museum. [6] Her work is included in several private collections. [10] [11]
Pop Wea was the niece of another Taos Pueblo artist, Pop Chalee. [2]
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