From the press release:
Three Eminent Native Women Artists to be Honored at MIAC during Women’s History Month
Jeri Ah-be-hill (1934-2015). Ah-be-hill was born in Apache, Oklahoma, and attended Riverside Indian School, Anadarko, Oklahoma, where it is said her lifelong passion for indigenous traditional clothing began. Around 1964, Jeri and her husband Richard Greeves opened the Fort Washakie Trading Company on the Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming. In 1988, she moved to Santa Fe, NM, with her two daughters, Keri and Teri, who are now widely acclaimed Native artists. Jeri’s presence in Santa Fe’s indigenous arts market looms large as expressed by Marcus Amerman, “She was a giant! She was an icon and a powerhouse and a dynamo. She wasn’t tall but she had a powerful, intelligent, cultural presence that always made her appear bigger than anyone in the room. She was a great friend and supporter of Indians and artists everywhere and loved, and was loved like the mother of an entire people.”
Usage: Courtesy Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
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