Description: Tommy Wayne (T.C.) Cannon (1946-1978) was one of the most influential American Indian artists of the 20th century, a fact made even more amazing due to his extremely short life cut short in its prime by a tragic auto accident. Cannon rocketed to fame along with fellow Indian artist, Fritz Scholder, in the Smithsonian Institution’s 1972 exhibit “Two Artists” which forever changed everyone’s idea of what American Indian art could be. This unique original Japanese style woodblock print measures 25.5" x 20” and is in very good original condition for being around 40 or more years old. The print is signed in the woodblock by the artist as well as signed by T.C.'s father, Walter Cannon. This work comes from the TC Cannon Estate managed by Joyce Cannon Yi who is the executor of the T.C. Cannon Estate, also the artist’s sister and sole surviving family member. Joyce Cannon Yi is widely considered to be the official authoritative last word on the authenticity of T.C. Cannon’s artworks. The Print is unframed and comes in a protective plastic sleeve. It has been owned by the estate only and never been framed. Comes with paper work from the estate. T.C. Cannon (1946-1978) T.C. Cannon was born in 1946 in Lawton, Oklahoma. He attended public schools in Gracemont, Oklahoma from 1955-64. He then had two years at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe. While there he worked with Fritz Scholder and learned much from him. After one year at the San Francisco Art Institute he returned to Santa Fe to attend college there, studying painting and philosophy during 1969-70. In 1971 Cannon enters Central State University in Edmond, Oklahoma, where he graduated three years later. Painting and Graphics by TC Cannon, is the first major exhibit for Cannon and is shown at the Southern Plains Indian Museum, arts and crafts center in Anadarko, Oklahoma. In 1972 the Smithsonian Institute honored Cannon and Fritz Scholder with a two-man show at the National Collection of Fine Arts in Washington D.C. Cannon is now established as an artist of national note. In 1974 Cannon makes his permanent home in Santa Fe, New Mexico. In 1975 Cannon is invited to become part of the famous artist -in- residence at Dartmouth College. During this year he begins to plan collaborations with Japanese master woodcutter Maeda and master printer Uchikawa. This relationship, which continued until the time of his death, resulted in a publication of what is known as the Memorial Woodcut Suite.His artistic works, in conjunction with those of Fritz Scholder (Luiseño) and Oscar Howe (Lakota), represent the turning point of Indian painting in post–World War II America. These three artists' styles represent a shift from the earlier flat, two-dimensional traditional painting on paper and canvas surfaces, which presented little modeling and static images of people, land, and animals. Cannon was a student at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico, when he and his instructor, Fritz Scholder, recast the idea of the "Indian" into one that represents an artistic vision of people within the context of both traditional and contemporary culture. Cannon was the youngest of the three great painters, and his war experience, which influenced his work, came in Vietnam in the U.S. Army 101st Air Cavalry. At the Institute in Santa Fe he developed an intellectual curiosity that led him to read philosophy, world literature, poetry, and art history, and he was fascinated by music. He finished a bachelor of arts degree at Central State University (now the University of Central Oklahoma) in Edmond in 1972. Cannon's signature works represent an incorporation of European and American painting styles with that of Indian culture. For example, Beef Issue at Fort Sill (1973, acrylic on canvas) presents brilliant colors, a mushroom-shaped cloud, and a Matisse-like composition of space that is divided into grids of right-parallel squares that run off the canvas. The startling images of two women carving up a prone beef carcass, with a dog on either side, represents the new look of Indian painting. The women are without facial features, and the dogs and dead animal are indicators of a time in both the present and the past. Until his untimely death in an automobile accident on May 8, 1978, near Santa Fe, New Mexico, T. C. Cannon continued to paint on both canvas and murals and also continued printmaking and writing poetry. His works are held by the Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa, the Southern Plains Indian Museum in Anadarko, the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, and numerous private collections.T. C. Cannon is regarded as the most eloquent and innovative of the Native American Artist, who helped change the direction of the traditional Indian art to the “New Wave” movement that characterizes that Genre today.
Price: 10000 USD
Location: Taos, New Mexico
End Time: 2025-01-01T20:42:08.000Z
Shipping Cost: 250 USD
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Item Specifics
Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Unit of Sale: Single-Piece Work
Artist: T.C. Cannon
Origin: Estate
Provenance: Ownership History Available
Signed By: TC Cannon
Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
Date of Creation: 1970-1989
Item Length: 30 in
Artisan: T.C. Cannon
Region of Origin: Japan
Framing: Unframed
Personalize: Yes
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Year of Production: 1977
Width (Inches): 20
Item Height: 20 in
Style: Contemporary Native American
Features: Signed, Limited Edition
Culture: Kiowa
Handmade: Yes
Time Period Produced: 1970-1979
Image Orientation: Portrait
Signed: Yes
Color: Multi-Color
Title: Woman In The Window
Period: Contemporary (1970 - 2020)
Material: Woodcut & Block, Paper
Certificate of Authenticity (COA): Yes
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Subject: Women
Modified Item: No
Print Surface: Paper
Type: Print
COA Issued By: Family Estate
Height (Inches): 25.5
Theme: Art, Community Life, People, native american, American Indian, New Mexico, Santa Fe New Mexcio, Santa Fe, Native Woamn, Western Art, Southwest Art
Tribal Affiliation: Kiowa
Production Technique: Woodcut Printing
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
