Tonita Peña
Tonita Peña | |
|---|---|
| Quah Ah | |
| Born | May 10, 1893 San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Died | September 9, 1949 (aged 56) Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Resting place | Cochiti Pueblo Cemetery, Cochiti Pueblo, Sandoval County, New Mexico |
| Known for | American Indian painting, Pueblo art |
| Style | pen and ink with watercolor on paper, murals |
| Movement | San Ildefonso Self-Taught Group |
| Spouse(s) | Juan Rosario Chavez (m. 1908–1910; death), Felipe Herrera (m. 1913–1920; death), Epitacio Arquero (m.1922–1949; death) |
| Children | 6, including Joe Hilario Herrera |
| Relatives | Martina Vigil Montoya (aunt) |
| Patron(s) | Edgar Lee Hewett |
Tonita Peña (born 1893 in San Ildefonso, died 1949 in Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico) born as Quah Ah (meaning white coral beads) but also used the name Tonita Vigil Peña and María Antonia Tonita Peña. Peña was a renowned Pueblo artist, specializing in pen and ink on paper embellished with watercolor. She was a well-known and influential Native American artist and art teacher of the early 1920s and 1930s.