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Pat Atencio, also called Koo Peen (English: "Mountain Rock"; January 22, 1932 – January 15, 2009), was a San Ildefonso Pueblo painter.

Biography

Pat Atencio was the son of Benjamin Atencio and painter Isabel M. Montoya. His mother's cousin was Maria Martinez. His brothers Gilbert Benjamin Atencio and Tony Atencio were also artists, as were his sisters Helen Gutierrez and Angelita Sanchez.

He studied at the Santa Fe Indian School and exhibited his work across the country. Some of his works are in the permanent collection of institutions including the Museum of New Mexico and the National Museum of the American Indian.

See also

• List of Native American artists

References

1. ^ King, Jeanne Snodgrass (1968). American Indian painters; a biographical directory. Smithsonian Libraries. New York : Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation.
2. ^ Spivey, Richard L. (2003). The legacy of Maria Poveka Martinez. Internet Archive. Santa Fe, N.M. : Museum of New Mexico Press. ISBN 978-0-89013-419-1.
3. "National Museum of the American Indian |". americanindian.si.edu. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
4. Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation; Fawcett, David M.; Callander, Lee A. (1982). Native American painting : selections from the Museum of the American Indian. Internet Archive. New York, N.Y. : Museum of the American Indian. ISBN 978-0-934490-40-5.

External links

• Works by Pat Atencio at the Smithsonion National Museum of the American Indian

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