Cecil Dick

Cecil Dick
Born	1915 Rose Prairie, Oklahoma, United States
Died	1992
Nationality	Cherokee
Field	Painting, muralist
Movement	Studio style, flat-style
Influenced by	Dorothy Dunn
Awards	Sequoyah Medal

Cecil Dick (1915–1992)^[1] was a well-known Cherokee artist often referred to as "the Father of Cherokee Traditional Art".^[2] Cecil, born near Rose Prairie, Oklahoma, was one of the pioneers of 20th century flat-style painting among Eastern Woodland tribes in Oklahoma.

In 1983 Cecil was honored for his intellectual and artistic achievements with the Sequoyah Medal by the Cherokee Nation. The Cherokee Heritage Association held a 50-year retrospective exhibition of his lifetime work that same year. In 1991, the Five Civilized Tribes Museum in Muskogee, Oklahoma named the "Cecil Dick Master of Heritage Award" in his honor. This award is given out during its annual Competitive Art Show to recognize outstanding paintings in the flat-style.

Cecil died in 1992 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, having spent over 50 years recording Cherokee culture and history in his art.

References

1. ^ "AskArt". http://www.askart.com/AskART/artists/search/ArtistKeywords.aspx?artist=102761. Retrieved August 1, 2009. 
2. ^ "Cherokee Nation Receives Art Donation" (Press release). August 4, 2006. http://www.thepeoplespaths.net/Cherokee/News2006/Aug2006/CNO060804ArtDonation.html. Retrieved August 1, 2009. 

Further reading

• Power, Susan C. (February 25, 2007). Art of the Cherokee. University of Georgia Press. ISBN 9780820327679. 
• Conley, Robert J. (2007). A Cherokee Encyclopedia. University of New Mexico Press. ISBN 9780826339515. 

Persondata
Name	Dick, Cecil
Alternative names
Short description	Cherokee painter and Studio artist from Oklahoma
Date of birth	1915
Place of birth	Rose Prairie, Oklahoma
Date of death	1915
Place of death	Tahlequah, Oklahoma