Tirador Armstrong
Born
Porferio Tirador Armstrong

(1935-05-08)May 8, 1935
Clinton, Oklahoma
DiedMarch 17, 2010(2010-03-17) (aged 74)
NationalityAmerican, Cheyenne-Caddo
Occupationpainter
SpouseDola Jean Tartsah

Porferio Tirador "Gopher" Armstrong (May 8, 1935 – March 17, 2010), sometimes called Theodore Armstrong, was a Cheyenne-Caddo painter from Clinton, Oklahoma.[1][2] Armstrong had a keen interest in art since elementary school. He studied at the Concho Indian School and has exhibited his work across the country.[1] Some of his works are in the permanent collection of institutions including the Oklahoma Historical Society Museum[1] and the Joslyn Art Museum.[3]

Armstrong served in the United States Marine Corps for three years during WWII. He married Dola Jean Tartsah (from the Kiowa tribe) in 1961.[1] He died on March 17, 2010, and is buried in the Concho Cemetery, Concho, Oklahoma.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 King, Jeanne Snodgrass (1968). American Indian painters; a biographical directory. Smithsonian Libraries. New York : Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation.
  2. ↑ "Poferio Tirador Gopher Armstrong | Art Auction Results". www.mutualart.com. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  3. ↑ "Joslyn Art Museum A N N U A L R E P O R T - PDF Free Download". docplayer.net. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  4. ↑ "Porferio Tirador "Gopher" Armstrong (1935-2010) -..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2021-08-02.


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