Maria Tallchief [art original]. 1992.

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Maria Tallchief [art original]. 1992.

Dancer in ragged brown costume, gesturing to the right.

1 painting : paint and gold foil on paper ; 10 x 7 in. (in frame 18 x 15 in.)

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Tallchief, Maria, 1925-2013

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Maria Tallchief was born Berry Marie Tall Chief on January 24, 1925 to Alex Tall Chief and Ruth Porter Tall Chief. Later she changed the spelling of her last name to Tallchief. She grew up in Fairfax, Oklahoma on the Osage Indian reservation until the family moved to Los Angeles in 1930. The family also included a sister Marjorie (also a ballerina who danced mostly in Europe) and a brother, Jerry. Her early life consisted of both piano and dance lessons, and Maria later chose between ballet and ...

Kontny, Pawel, 1923-2002.

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