Woody Crumbo
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Woody Crumbo (Woodrow Wilson Crumbo) Potawatomi, 1912-1989 A major influence to the world of American Indian art in the 20th Century. Born a Potawatomi tribal member, Woody lived in the Muscogee (Creek) Nation located in Eastern Oklahoma. Revered for his traditional style of American Indian art, Woody was also a talented silversmith and flute maker. Woody learned the traditional skill of flute making from the great Kiowa flutist Belo Cozad. Six Murals painted by Crumbo in 1939 hang in the United States Department of the Interior, Washington D.C. Studied at Fort Sill Indian School, Oklahoma, Chilocco Indian School, University of Wichita, Kansas. Graduated from the University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma. Director of Art, Bacone College. Muskogee, Oklahoma (1938-1941) Artist in Residence at the Gilcrease Museum. Tulsa, Oklahoma (1947-48) Assistant Director, El Paso Museum. El Paso,Texas.
