Joe Herrera
Joe Hilario Herrera | |
|---|---|
| See-Ru | |
| Born | May 17, 1923 Cochiti, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Died | September 26, 2001 (aged 78) Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Burial place | Santa Fe National Cemetery |
| Nationality | Cochiti Pueblo, San Ildefonso Pueblo, United States |
| Other names | Blue Bird |
| Education | Santa Fe Indian School, University of New Mexico |
| Occupation(s) | painter, teacher, politician, radio newscaster, Pueblo activist |
| Mother | Tonita Peña |
| Awards | Ordre des Palmes Académiques (1954) |
Joe Hilario Herrera (also known as See-Ru; 1923 – 2001), was an American Pueblo painter, teacher, radio newscaster, politician, and a Pueblo activist; from a mixed Cochiti and San Ildefonso background. He was the son of the artist Tonita Peña, and had trained at the Santa Fe Indian School.