Title: Untitled Portrait

Date: ca. 1975
Artist: Doc Tate Nevaquaya (1932 – 1996)
Culture: Comanche (Oklahoma, United States)
Material: Watercolor on paper
Size: 21” H x 15” W
Credit: Gift of Ron and Doris Smithee
On View: Yes

Doc Tate was a self-taught artist, flutist, dancer, and a Methodist lay minister. His services were commissioned by several notable institutions including the Smithsonian, the Oklahoma Diamond Jubilee, the Kennedy Center and the United Nations. He also made over twenty-five television appearances, including several on the British Broadcasting Corporation channel (BBC).

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