# Rance Hood

Rance Hood is an Oklahoma Native artist who echoes traditional Native American culture in his paintings. A self-taught artist, Hood was raised by his maternal grandparents who exposed him to Comanche Indian ways and values.

## Early life

Rance Hood was born in the farmlands between Cache and Indiahoma, Oklahoma to a Comanche mother and white father. Hood was the only one of his six siblings to stay with his Comanche maternal grandparents. As a child, Hood and his brother rode horses at their uncle's farm.

## Career

Hood eventually started working for Krauss Printing Company.

## Style and theme

Hood remained loyal to the traditional art style of Indian art passed down from his ancestors. He started out using oils to achieve a look of depth and eventually transitioned to acrylics.

### Awards

Over the years, Hood's work has been recognized by numerous awards and prizes. Some of these awards include:
* 1962 Second and Third, American Indian Exposition, Anadarko, Oklahoma
* 1963 First, Second, and Third, American Indian Exposition, Anadarko, Oklahoma
* 1964 First and Second, American Indian Exposition, Anadarko, Oklahoma
* 1965 Grand Award and First, American Indian Exposition, Anadarko, Oklahoma
* 1966 Grand Award, Second and Third, American Indian Exposition, Anadarko, Oklahoma
* Second, Gallup Inter-Tribal Ceremonial, Gallup, New Mexico
* Honorable Mention, Texas-Oklahoma, sidewalk art show, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
* 1968 War Dance, Honorable Mention, Philbrook Art Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma
* 1969 Second and Grand Award, American Indian Exposition, Anadarko, Oklahoma
* The Comanche, Honorable Mention, Philbrook Art Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma
* 1970 Eagle Dance, First, Philbrook Art Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma
* 1972 Grand Award, American Indian Exposition, Anadarko, Oklahoma
* 1985 Western Writers Cover Art Award
* American Artists Lithograph Competition for Poster Art
* 1986 Award of Merit, Colors of the Heartland
* Reyna's Galleries, San Juan Bautista, California
* First Anniversary Indian Market, First Place and Special Award, Santa Fe, New Mexico
* Artists Out of Your Gourd, Ribbon, Charity auction of painted gourds, Santa Fe, New Mexico

### Commissions

* 1971 Designs for Theater Sets, Indian Theater Ensemble at Cafe La Mama Theater, New York City, New York
* 1987 Film Indian, Sculpture, American Indian Film Festival anniversary award
* Medallion, Comanche Nation Commemorative Emblem, Franklin Mint
* To Father Sky Mother Earth, poster, Oglala Sioux Rights Fund
* Eagle, exterior design, Turbo West Aircraft Company, Cheyenne III Jet, Broomfield, Colorado
* 1989 Wooden Easter Egg for Easter at the White House, American artists egg exhibit
* 1990 Fleeing from the Spirit Winds and Emerging Power, posters, published by the American Indian Film Festival, XIV
* 2005 Illustrations for Blood of Our Earth: Poetic History of the American Indian by Dan C. Jones, University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque
* 2005 Palo Duro Holocaust, mural for Comanche Nation Tribal Museum, Lawton, Oklahoma

### Private collections

Hood's work is featured in several private collections, some of which include:
* Al Unser Jr.
* Reba McEntire
* Stevie Nicks
* Carlos Santana
* Jimmy Connors
* Joe Walsh
* Johnny Rodriguez
* Joseph Coors
* Michael Martin Murphey