Marlene Riding In Mameah (March 5, 1933 – July 10, 2018) was a Pawnee Native American silversmith and painter.
Marlene Riding In Mameah | |
|---|---|
| Skau-doo-dau-deh-wau-dah[1] | |
| Born | Marlene Mary Riding In March 5, 1933 Payne County, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | July 10, 2018 (aged 85) Pawnee, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Nationality | Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma |
| Education | Bacone College |
| Known for | Southern Plains German silverwork |
| Spouse(s) | Charles Supernaw, Clayton Mameah |
| Awards | Red Earth Festival 2007 Honored One |
Born Marlene Mary Riding In[2] in Payne County, Oklahoma, Mameah was a member of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma.[3]
Education
editMameah attended Chilocco Indian School.[2] She then went to Bacone College, where she wished to study silver smithing. But the class was unavailable to women, and she was required to take painting classes instead; she later learned to work silver while working for a jeweler.[4] Her instructor was W. Richard West, Sr. (Southern Cheyenne)[5]
Art career
editIn 1950, her painting Morning Star Ceremony, submitted under the name "M. Riding Inn", received a prize of $150 in the Indian Annual's Plains division.[6]
Mameah taught metalworking at Pawnee Nation College. She won numerous honors throughout her career, and in 2007 was named the Honored One of the Red Earth Festival.[4] Morning Star Ceremony is owned by the Philbrook Museum of Art.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Marlene Riding In Mameah". Native American Artists Resource Collection Online. Heard Museum Bille Jane Baguly Library and Archives. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- ^ a b c Patricia Janis Broder (December 10, 2013). Earth Songs, Moon Dreams: Paintings by American Indian Women. St. Martin's Press. p. 244. ISBN 978-1-4668-5972-2.
- ^ "PRX » Transcripts". PRX - Public Radio Exchange. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
- ^ a b "Artist's path leads to honors". June 1, 2007. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
- ^ "Grand Council of 1842". postalmuseum.si.edu. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
- ^ Lisa K. Neuman (January 1, 2014). Indian Play: Indigenous Identities at Bacone College. U of Nebraska Press. pp. 213–. ISBN 978-0-8032-4945-5.
External links
edit- Marlene Riding In Mameah obituary, poteetfuneralhome.com; accessed July 21, 2018.
- Oral History Interview with Marlene Riding In Mameah
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