Fritz Scholder
 Fritz
Scholder was born in Breckenridge,
Missouri. His paternal grandmother was a
member of the Luiseņo tribe of Mission
Indians. Although Scholder does not
consider himself an Indian, he is
considered by many to be a leader of the
New American Indian Art movement.
Throughout his childhood, the painter's
family moved frequently, living mostly
in small towns in the Dakotas and
Wisconsin. In the long winter evenings,
young Fritz amused himself by drawing,
an interest that was soon channeled into
serious art study. The painter Oscar
Howe, a Sioux Indian, introduced him to
modern art while he was still in high
school. In 1957, the family settled in
Sacramento, where Scholder earned a BA
degree at Sacramento State University.
After graduation, he taught public
school in Sacramento. In 1961, he won a
scholarship to the Southwest Indian Art
Project at the University of Arizona,
where he earned a Master's of Fine Arts
degree.
 Early
in his career, Scholder received support
from the Rockefeller, Whitney and Ford
Foundations. After five years in Santa
Fe, he retired from teaching to paint
full-time. He added sculpture and
printmaking to his activities, creating
mixed media constructions, bronzes,
lithographs, etchings and monotypes.
From the beginning, he created works in
series: women, landscapes, Indians, etc. |
 Ethnographic Artifacts
John Dawson
Dorothy Knop
Thomas Moran
George Resler
Henry Varnum Poor
Fine Art Prints
Elaine Rothwell
Fritz Scholder
Arthur Secunda
Japanese Woodcuts
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