Acee Blue Eagle
Acee Blue Eagle | |
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Chebon Ahbulah (Laughing Boy), Lumhee Holot-Tee (Blue Eagle) | |
| Born | Alexander C. McIntosh August 16, 1907 North of Anadarko, Territory of Oklahoma |
| Died | June 18, 1959 (aged 51) |
| Resting place | National Cemetery, Fort Gibson, Oklahoma |
| Nationality | Muscogee (Creek) Nation |
| Education | Bacone College, University of Oklahoma, |
| Alma mater | University of Oklahoma |
| Occupation(s) | Artist, educator, dancer, and Native American flute player. |
| Employer(s) | Bacone College, self |
| Organization(s) | United States Army Air Corps, Bacone College |
| Known for | Directing the art program at Bacone College |
| Notable work | Murals in the dining hall of the USS Oklahoma (BB-37) and U.S. Post Office at Seminole, Oklahoma |
| Style | Bacone style |
| Spouse | |
| Partner | Mae Wadley Abbott |
| Parent(s) | Solomon McIntosh, mother was Martha "Mattie" Odom |
| Relatives | Second cousin, Muscogee/Seminole artist Fred Beaver; cousin, Howard Rufus Collins, who painted under the name Ducee Blue Buzzard |
| Awards | Indian Hall of Fame, Who's Who of Oklahoma, International Who's Who, "Outstanding Indian in the United States", 1958; received a medal for eight paintings at the National Museum of Ethiopia |
Acee Blue Eagle (17 August 1907 – 18 June 1959) was a Native American artist, educator, dancer, and Native American flute player, who directed the art program at Bacone College. His birth name was Alexander C. McIntosh, he also went by Chebon Ahbulah (Laughing Boy), and Lumhee Holot-Tee (Blue Eagle), and was an enrolled member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation.