Description: Poko Petek (1924-1972) Painting Titled “Apache Girl” Oil On Board 28” x 16” Signed Upper Right Corner Beverly Petek, known as Poko Petek, became a respected painter of Southwestern Native American sacred tribal ceremonies. Her work has appeared in Arizona Highways Magazine (1972) and on the cover of a Grolier publication, The Science Yearbook About the Artist (1924-1972) Beverly Jane Fisher, known as Poko Petek, was born in Osawatomie, Kansas in 1924. Because her mother died when Beverly was four years old, she was raised by an uncle and aunt. She finished her high school education in Los Angeles and took several college courses. In 1945, she returned to Kansas, obtained employment as a typist in Kansas City. She moved to Alaska in 1947 with the Corps of Engineers. In 1949, she returned to Los Angeles, married sculptor Frank Petek and moved to Phoenix, deciding during that time to pursue a career as an artist. Poko Petek often traveled to northern Arizona and New Mexico, where she became intrigued by the Native American people and their ceremonies. Against tribal law to photograph or sketch them from life, Poko Petek painted her impressions of the ceremonies from memory. Petek illustrated the cover of Grolier’s 1969 Science Yearbook. Her paintings have been featured in Arizona Highways Magazine and other art publications. Her work was in the collection of Senator Barry Goldwater and the Valley National Bank in Phoenix.
Price: 1100 USD
Location: Garden City, Idaho
End Time: 2024-11-01T21:17:50.000Z
Shipping Cost: 40 USD
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Tribal Affiliation: Apache
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Culture: Native American: US
