Tirador Armstrong Explained

Tirador Armstrong
Birth Name:Porferio Tirador Armstrong
Birth Date:8 May 1935
Birth Place:Clinton, Oklahoma
Nationality:American, Cheyenne-Caddo
Occupation:painter
Spouse:Dola Jean Tartsah

Porferio Tirador "Gopher" Armstrong (May 8, 1935 – March 17, 2010), sometimes called Theodore Armstrong, was a Cheyenne-Caddo painter from Clinton, Oklahoma.[1] Armstrong had a keen interest in art since elementary school. He studied at the Concho Indian School and has exhibited his work across the country.[2] Some of his works are in the permanent collection of institutions including the Oklahoma Historical Society Museum and the Joslyn Art Museum.[3]

Armstrong served in the United States Marine Corps for three years during WWII. He married Dola Jean Tartsah (from the Kiowa tribe) in 1961. He died on March 17, 2010, and is buried in the Concho Cemetery, Concho, Oklahoma.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Poferio Tirador Gopher Armstrong Art Auction Results. 2021-08-02. www.mutualart.com. en.
  2. Book: King, Jeanne Snodgrass. American Indian painters; a biographical directory. 1968. New York : Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation. Smithsonian Libraries.
  3. Web site: Joslyn Art Museum A N N U A L R E P O R T - PDF Free Download. 2021-08-02. docplayer.net.
  4. Web site: Porferio Tirador "Gopher" Armstrong (1935-2010) -.... 2021-08-02. www.findagrave.com. en.