Tonita Peña
(1893-1949)
Native American painter and muralist
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Tonita Peña (born May 10, 1893 in San Ildefonso – died September 9, 1949 in Santo Domingo Pueblo) born as Quah Ah (meaning white coral beads) 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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10 May 1893 San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, U.S.
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9 September 1949 (aged 56) Santo Domingo Pueblo, New Mexico, U.S.
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| Zodiac | Taurus |
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