Frank LaPena

Frank LaPena (1937–2019) was an American artist, illustrator and printmaker.

Also recorded as Frank Raymond LaPena; Frank R. LaPena; Frank La Pena; Frank Raymond LaPena-Towendolly; Tauhindauli.

Frank LaPena in brief

Born
1937
Died
2019
Known for
artist, illustrator, printmaker, painter, university teacher, director, ethnographer and writer
Place of birth
San Francisco
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Overview

Born at San Francisco in 1937, died in 2019.

In detail

Frank LaPena studied at Chemawa Indian School, Stewart Indian School and California State University, Chico.

Employment is recorded with California State University, Sacramento.

Work by Frank LaPena is recorded in the collections of Museum of Modern Art, Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University, National Museum of the American Indian and Smithsonian Institution.

Sources

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  1. 1.

    “Frank LaPena”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q55219199: Frank LaPena

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Elsewhere in Prints

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