Member of the Kiowa Six
Stephen Mopope (1898 – 1974): Stephen Mopope was the oldest member of the group of the young Indian artists that would become known as the Kiowa Five. He was born in 1898 or 1899 near Red Stone Baptist Mission on the Kiowa Reservation. While growing up on the reservation, Stephen was observed drawing designs in the sand. Thus, tribal elders decided to teach him how to paint on tanned skins in the old Kiowa way. As his artistic talent began to take root, so did his skills as a dancer. Mopope blossomed into one of the Kiowa’s tribe’s finest dancers considered by some to be the best. As he got older his skills as an artist increased and eventually caught the eye of Oscar Brousse Jacobson. Mopope was invited to join four of his fellow tribal artists in attending the University of Oklahoma’s Indian Art Program. While under Jacobson’s tutelage Mopope’s art career flourished and he became the most prolific artist of the Kiowa Five. Some of his more notable commissions included murals in The University of Oklahoma, The Federal Building in Muskogee, Oklahoma, First National Bank of Anadarko, as well as, the U.S. Post Office in Anadarko and the U.S. Navy Hospital in Carville, Louisiana. Though he concentrated on painting Mopope continued to be an accomplished dancer and flute player.
Stephen Mopope (1898 – 1974): Stephen Mopope was the oldest member of the group of the young Indian artists that would become known as the Kiowa Five. He was born in 1898 or 1899 near Red Stone Baptist Mission on the Kiowa Reservation. While growing up on the reservation, Stephen was observed drawing designs in the sand. Thus, tribal elders decided to teach him how to paint on tanned skins in the old Kiowa way. As his artistic talent began to take root, so did his skills as a dancer. Mopope blossomed into one of the Kiowa’s tribe’s finest dancers considered by some to be the best. As he got older his skills as an artist increased and eventually caught the eye of Oscar Brousse Jacobson. Mopope was invited to join four of his fellow tribal artists in attending the University of Oklahoma’s Indian Art Program. While under Jacobson’s tutelage Mopope’s art career flourished and he became the most prolific artist of the Kiowa Five. Some of his more notable commissions included murals in The University of Oklahoma, The Federal Building in Muskogee, Oklahoma, First National Bank of Anadarko, as well as, the U.S. Post Office in Anadarko and the U.S. Navy Hospital in Carville, Louisiana. Though he concentrated on painting Mopope continued to be an accomplished dancer and flute player.
Member of the Kiowa Six
Stephen Mopope (1898 – 1974): Stephen Mopope was the oldest member of the group of the young Indian artists that would become known as the Kiowa Five. He was born in 1898 or 1899 near Red Stone Baptist Mission on the Kiowa Reservation. While growing up on the reservation, Stephen was observed drawing designs in the sand. Thus, tribal elders decided to teach him how to paint on tanned skins in the old Kiowa way. As his artistic talent began to take root, so did his skills as a dancer. Mopope blossomed into one of the Kiowa’s tribe’s finest dancers considered by some to be the best. As he got older his skills as an artist increased and eventually caught the eye of Oscar Brousse Jacobson. Mopope was invited to join four of his fellow tribal artists in attending the University of Oklahoma’s Indian Art Program. While under Jacobson’s tutelage Mopope’s art career flourished and he became the most prolific artist of the Kiowa Five. Some of his more notable commissions included murals in The University of Oklahoma, The Federal Building in Muskogee, Oklahoma, First National Bank of Anadarko, as well as, the U.S. Post Office in Anadarko and the U.S. Navy Hospital in Carville, Louisiana. Though he concentrated on painting Mopope continued to be an accomplished dancer and flute player.
Stephen Mopope (1898 – 1974): Stephen Mopope was the oldest member of the group of the young Indian artists that would become known as the Kiowa Five. He was born in 1898 or 1899 near Red Stone Baptist Mission on the Kiowa Reservation. While growing up on the reservation, Stephen was observed drawing designs in the sand. Thus, tribal elders decided to teach him how to paint on tanned skins in the old Kiowa way. As his artistic talent began to take root, so did his skills as a dancer. Mopope blossomed into one of the Kiowa’s tribe’s finest dancers considered by some to be the best. As he got older his skills as an artist increased and eventually caught the eye of Oscar Brousse Jacobson. Mopope was invited to join four of his fellow tribal artists in attending the University of Oklahoma’s Indian Art Program. While under Jacobson’s tutelage Mopope’s art career flourished and he became the most prolific artist of the Kiowa Five. Some of his more notable commissions included murals in The University of Oklahoma, The Federal Building in Muskogee, Oklahoma, First National Bank of Anadarko, as well as, the U.S. Post Office in Anadarko and the U.S. Navy Hospital in Carville, Louisiana. Though he concentrated on painting Mopope continued to be an accomplished dancer and flute player.
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