L. Shipshee 'Geronimo Apache' 
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- Sold Winning Bid: $525.00
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- High Bidder: Bryce
L. Shipshee 'Geronimo Apache'
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Signed
Original Oil On Canvas
About the Artist:
Louis Shipshee
Born near Mayetta, Aug. 11, 1896; died Topeka, June 17, 1975. Painter, specialized in Native American life. Teacher. Self-taught artist. Native American of the Potawatomi tribe. He first attended boarding school at Nadeau near Mayetta. When the school burned, he went to Haskell Institute in Lawrence, but was unhappy and ran away, then sent to Chilocco, OK, Indian School.
ShipShee left the Indian School after his father died and at 15 left home. His first paying job at Brown Palace Hotel, Denver was in the kitchen. From Colorado he drifted to California with a variety of jobs but always painting, drawing and sketching.
He served in World War I in Siberia, returned to California and worked as a house painter and interior decorator. He taught art at Haskell, 1932-38. Lived in Topeka, 1950-75, where he established a studio and became a full-time painter and acquired a collection of Native American artifacts. He was buried in ShipShee Cemetery, west of Mayetta.
Condition:
Good, See Photos
Size:
Overall: 32" X 27.5"
Visible: 23.5" X 19"