Prairie Fire by Francis Blackbear Bosin Sr Print

Enhance your space with a print of Prairie Fire by Francis Blackbear Bosin, Sr from the Philbrook Art & Gardens collection. This work is reproduced upon demand using a museum approved high resolution image, printed on matte finish fine art paper surrounded by a white border. Please select your preferred size from the options below and a print will be custom made to your order. 

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Blackbear Bosin (June 5, 1921–August 9, 1980) was a Comanche-Kiowa sculptor and painter, also known as Tsate Kongia. Francis Blackbear Bosin was born June 5, 1921 in Cyril, Oklahoma near Anadarko. His Kiowa name, Tsate Kongia, means "Blackbear" and belongs to his grandfather, a Kiowa chief. He attended St. Patrick's Mission School in Anadarko and was exposed to the paintings of the Kiowa Five. In 1940, Bosin graduated from Cyril High School and moved to Wichita, Kansas in 1940. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and served during World War II. In Kansas, he worked as a color separator and plate maker for Western Lithograph and as an artist for Boeing. Essentially self-taught, Bosin combined Southern Plains flat style painting with surrealism. His first solo exhibition was in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1945. In 1955, National Geographic featured his acclaimed painting, Prairie Fire. He was the only Native American artist to participate in the 1965 White House Festival of Arts.

Francis Blackbear Bosin, Sr (Kiowa/Niuam (Comanche)), Prairie Fire, c.1953 (gouache on brown paper, 23 x 33 in. (58.4 x 83.8 cm)) Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Museum purchase, 1953.7. © David Simmonds, 1953.7 - pmat0017