Edwin George
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Edwin George (1934 - June 30, 2022)[1] was a Cherokee folk artist and muralist.[2]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]George was born and raised in Cherokee, North Carolina, in a home that spoke only Cherokee.[3] He was a member of the sovereign nation of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.[4] He married author Elly-Kree McKay George,[5] and he was the step-grandfather of ceramic sculptor Janis Mars Wunderlich.[6]
Career
[edit | edit source]George worked as a custodian at Kent State University from 1983 to 1998. He began painting in 1991, and took it up full time upon his retirement.[4] He was also sought after as one of the few speakers of the Cherokee language.[7]
Awards and recognition
[edit | edit source]Murals
[edit | edit source]- Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort lobby, Cherokee, North Carolina
- 2005 - Kent, Ohio[4]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ a b c Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
Lua error in Module:Authority_control at line 153: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).