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A self-trained artist, he began painting full-time in 1974 after working as an electrical wireman. The Indian Arts and Crafts Board organized a special exhibition of his paintings at the Southern Plains Indian Museum in 1981. His numerous awards include an Honorable Mention at the 34th Annual American Indian Artists Exhibition at the Philbrook Art Center (1979).

“The Life and Work of Mirac Creepingbear.” Oklahoma Today 41(5):33-38.

Maydew, Kathy.  “In my work I try to show the strength and character of our people.  The feeling comes from the heart and my work reflects my feelings of pride for my people.  I feel that I am recording history, one person’s view about who we are” (SPIM 1981). 

– Lars Krutak, PhD, Indian Arts and Crafts Board

 

LITERATURE CITED

Denton, Joan F.

1991. He also attended Oklahoma State University"s School of Technology in Okmulgee, Oklahoma.

Source:  Lars Krutak, “Treasures of The Iacb: Mirac Creepingbear, A-Ho (1981),” Indian Arts and Crafts Board, U.S. Department of the Interior, 6/8/2018. May, n.d.

South Plains Indian Museum (SPIM).  

Whitney, Carol.

 

 

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Mirac Creepingbear died on October 28, 1990.

KIOWA/PAWNEE/ARAPAHO PAINTER MIRAC CREEPINGBEAR DIED

Born September 8, 1947, in Lawton, Oklahoma, of a Kiowa mother and Pawnee-Arapaho father, Mirac was raised in Carnegie and Pawnee, Oklahoma.

Creepingbear’s life was tragically cut short by illness. 1990. His contribution includes depicting the Kiowas’ journey from the north to the Southern Plains, the Sun Dance, and acquisition of the horse.  Enrolled Kiowa, and of Pawnee and Arapaho heritage, Creepingbear was born in Lawton, Oklahoma, and spent his youth in Carnegie and Pawnee, Oklahoma.

Courtesy of the National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution (280666).

TREASURES OF THE IACB: MIRAC CREEPINGBEAR, A-HO (1981)

TREASURES OF THE IACB

 

Mirac Creepingbear (1947-1990) was a self-taught artist deeply inspired by his Native American ancestry and beloved Southern Plains of Oklahoma.

I paint fast to capture the mood in my paintings, before the image starts to change” (Maydew 1987). and Sherman Chaddlesone.

The mural depicts the history of the Kiowa tribe from its original home in the Yellowstone territory to its establishment in the Great Plains region of the United States.

Career

He began painting in 1974 as a self-taught artist.

Whitney 1990).   

In 1986, Creepingbear was selected, along with fellow Kiowa artists Parker Boyiddle and Sherman Chaddleson, to create the Kiowa murals housed in the Kiowa Tribal Museum, which translate the mythic tales and history of the tribe.  Comprised of ten six-by-eight-foot panels, Creepingbear’s contribution depicts the Kiowas’ journey from the north to the Southern Plains, the Sun Dance which was at the very core of Kiowa religious life, and the acquisition of the horse.

 I don’t know what it is. 1987.  Moreover, “Once I get started painting, something takes over. November 8. “Letter to the Editor: A Tribute to Creepingbear.” The Anadarko Daily News. Inspired by stories of family members who revered tradition and ceremony, his painting style was spontaneous.