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ernest spybuck , absentee shawnee artist . ca. 1910 native american fine art movement , early narrative genre 1949 -lrb- aged 66 -rrb- on shawnee , oklahoma indian allotment land , 16 miles west of potawatomi/shawnee reservation , near tecumseh , oklahoma self-taught absentee shawnee , usa painting , drawing january 1883 ernest spybuck , absentee shawnee artist . ca. 1910 ernestspybuck1910edit.jpg ernest spybuck
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ernest spybuck

ernest spybuck -lrb- january 1883 -- 1949 -rrb- was a native american artist .
born on a reservation in indian territory , spybuck was encouraged in his artistic endeavors by a meeting with a visiting anthropologist , m. r. harrington .
his detailed depictions of ceremonies , games and social gatherings were used to illustrate many anthropological publications .
spybuck has been received very positively by both native american and artistic communities .
many of his works are now held by the smithsonian 's national museum of the american indian .
