Tonita Peña
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| Gender | Female |
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| Death | 76 years ago |
| Date of birth | May 10,1893 |
| Zodiac sign | Taurus |
| Born | San Ildefonso Pueblo |
| New Mexico | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | September 9,1949 |
| Died | Kewa Pueblo |
| New Mexico | |
| United States | |
| Artworks | Eagle Dancer |
| The Vessels are Decorated | |
| Periods | San Ildefonso Self-Taught Group |
| Resting place | Cochiti |
| Patron | Edgar Lee Hewett |
| Children | Joe Herrera |
| Known for | American |
| Works | Corn Dance |
| Eagle Dancer | |
| Deer Dance | |
| Cochiti Indians (Ceremonial Dance) | |
| Period by artworks | San Ildefonso school |
| On view | The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1800503 |
Tonita Peña Life story
Tonita Peña born as Quah Ah but also used the name Tonita Vigil Peña and María Antonia Tonita Peña. Peña was a renowned Pueblo artist, specializing in pen and ink on paper embellished with watercolor. She was a well-known and influential Native American artist and art teacher of the early 1920s and 1930s.
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