Maria Chabot
Maria Chabot | |
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Maria Chabot and Skull, 1944 | |
| Born | Mary Lee Chabot September 19, 1913 San Antonio, Texas |
| Died | July 9, 2001 (age 87) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Occupation(s) | Indigenous peoples rights activist, writer |
| Spouse | Dana K. Bailey (married in 1961 for six months) |
| Partner | Dorothy Stewart (1933–1939) |
Maria Chabot (1913–2001) was an advocate for Native American arts, a rancher, and a friend of Georgia O'Keeffe. She led the restoration of O'Keeffe's house in Abiquiú, New Mexico, and took the photograph of O'Keeffe entitled Women Who Rode Away, which shows the artist sitting on the back of a motorcycle driven by Maurice Grosser. Their correspondence was published in the book Maria Chabot—Georgia O'Keeffe: Correspondence 1941–1949.
Chabot documented and promoted Spanish colonial and Native American art in the Southwest and facilitated the development of the Santa Fe Indian Market from small fairs throughout the state. She was executive secretary of the New Mexico Association on Indian Affairs. Chabot has been described as "a photographer, writer, and explorer".