Jerome Tiger
Jerome Richard Tiger (July 8, 1941 – August 13, 1967) was a Muscogee Nation-Seminole painter from Oklahoma. Tiger produced hundreds of paintings from 1962 until his death in 1967.
Jerome R. Tiger | |
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| Born | July 8, 1941 Talequah, Oklahoma |
| Died | August 13, 1967 (aged 26) |
| Nationality | Muscogee Nation |
| Other names | Jerome Richard Tiger |
| Occupation | painter |
| Years active | 1962–1967 |
A fullblood Muscogee Creek-Seminole, Tiger's style is said to be a combination of "spiritual vision, humane understanding, and technical virtuosity" but with traditional subject matter and composition.
His paintings first gained recognition at the Philbrook Museum of Art.
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