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          Jim Abeita is a Navajo oil painter from Crownpoint, New Mexico....

          Jim Abeita

          American painter

          Jim Abeita

          Born1947 (age 77–78)

          Crownpoint, New Mexico

          Alma materAmerican Academy of Arts, Chicago, Illinois
          OccupationPainter
          Years active1968–present day
          Known forOil painting
          Notable workThe American Indians of Abeita: His people (book)
          RelativesEmerson Abeita (brother)

          Jim Abeita (also known as James Abeita, Jimmy Abeita and James Abeyta; born 1947) is a Navajo oil painter from Crownpoint, New Mexico.

          He is best known for his realistic landscapes and portraits depicting his native people and their history and traditions.

          Jimmy Abeita ( -), being born and raised on the Navajo Reservation at Crownpoint, New Mexico, was exposed all his young life to the ways of Navajo.

        1. Jimmy Abeita (Born ) is active/lives in Arizona, New Mexico.
        2. Jim Abeita is a Navajo oil painter from Crownpoint, New Mexico.
        3. Born in Crownpoint, NM which is part of the Navajo Preservation Land.
        4. This Vintage Jim Abeita Signed Print depicts a portrait of a Navajo man, as he stares pensively to the future.

          5. He was one of the first Native American artists to work in contemporary realism, painting with depth and shadow instead of in the flat-style traditional Native American art. Abeita is praised as a pioneering artist who modernized the Native American art scene, made it famous in the art market and paved the way for a new generation of artists.

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