T. C. Cannon
| T. C. Cannon | |
|---|---|
Self Portrait in the Studio,
1975, oil painting, 72 × 52 in., private collection |
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| Born |
Tommy Wayne Cannon September 27, 1946 Lawton, Oklahoma |
| Died | May 8, 1978 (aged 31) Santa Fe, New Mexico |
| Nationality | Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma (American) |
| Education | Institute of American Indian Arts; San Francisco Art Institute; Central State University |
| Known for | painting, printmaking |
| Movement | Native American art |
| Website | http://www.tccannon.com/ |
Tommy Wayne Cannon (September 27, 1946–May 8, 1978) was an important Native American artist of the 20th century. An enrolled member of the Kiowa Tribe with Caddo and French descent, he was popularly known as T.C. Cannon.
Cannon grew up in Zodaltone and Gracemont, Oklahoma. His parents were Walter Cannon (Kiowa) and Minnie Ahdunko Cannon (Caddo). His Kiowa name, Pai-doung-a-day, means "One Who Stands in the Sun." He was exposed to the art of the Kiowa Six, a group of Native American painters who achieved international reputations in the fine art world and who helped developed the Southern Plains-style of painting. Stephen Mopope and Lee Tsatoke Sr. were particularly influential on the young artist.
T.C. Cannon enrolled in the Institute of American Indian Arts of Santa Fe in 1964, where he studied under Fritz Scholder (Luiseño). After graduating from IAIA, he enrolled in the San Francisco Art Institute but left after two months and enlisted in the army. As paratrooper in the 101st Airborne Division, Cannon was sent to Vietnam from 1967 to 1968. During the Tet Offensive, he earned two Bronze Star Medals. He was also inducted into the Black Leggings Society, the traditional Kiowa warriors' society.
While still stationed in Vietnam, Cannon had a breakthrough in his art career. Rosemary Ellison, curator of the Southern Plains Indian Museum in Anadarko, Oklahoma, included him in a major traveling exhibit, Contemporary Southern Plains Indian Art.
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