RON HENGGELER |
June 5, 2021
Housemate and Native American artist Tom Phillips
I've recently begun archiving and cataloging the photos, sketches, documents, and other ephemera of one of my housemates, Tom Phillips. I met Tom in 1974, and knew him until he passed away in 2005. Tom, who was part Chickasaw Indian, began as a commercial artist, and became a leading and well-known painter of Western Art. But his real life-long passion, was devoted to recording through his artistic talents, the history of Native Americans, and in particular his tribe, the Chickasaws. Here is a sampling of his work.
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The ad for a limited edition print, from a colored pencil drawing, 30 x 40 inches. |
Chickasaw Enterprises Artist Prints |
Chickasaw Enterprises |
Chickasaw Enterprises |
Chickasaw Enterprises |
Chickasaws Rout De SotoOil on canvas, 1996 |
Ambush of CusterOil on canvas, 1993 |
Chickasaw Buffs Trade FairOil on canvas, 1996 |
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The Chickasaw Nation Capitol BuildingOil on canvas, 1998 |
Chickasaw Journal |
Chickasaw RemovalOil on canvas, 1995 |
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First EncounterOil on canvas, 1995 |
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Chickasaw Discover La SalleOil on canvas, 1996 |
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Chickasaws Defend HomelandOil on canvas, 1997 |
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Blackfoot StorytellerOil on canvas, 1992 |
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Chickasaw Migration Legends - The Parting of the WaysOil on canvas, 1997 |
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Servicio Postal MexicanoEl Oso Negro |
Servicio Postal MexicanoEl Oso Negro |
Servicio Postal MexicanoEl Oso Negro |
On the Way to Wounded KneeOil on canvas, 1991 |
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Sitting Bull . . . Going to the Give AwayOil on canvas, 1992 |
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The Journal of Chickasaw History |
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Chickasaw GovernorBenjamin Franklin Overton1874- 76 | 1876-78 | 1880 - 82 | 1882 - 84Chickasaw Nation |
Chamberlain-Oacoma RegisterOctober 15, 1998An article about the 38-foot oil painting/mural by Tom Phillips. This was a commision work painted in San Francisco, for the Akta Lakota Museum in South Dakota.YouTube virtual tour of the mural |
Chamberlain-Oacoma RegisterOctober 15, 1998An article about the 38-foot oil painting/mural by Tom Phillips. This was a commision work painted in San Francisco, for the Akta Lakota Museum in South Dakota.YouTube virtual tour of the mural |
Tom's description of his painting |
Tom's description of his painting |
Tom worked on this mural many hours every day for nine months in 1997-98.Saint Mary's Cathdral on Geary Blvd. in San Francisco, provided Tom with a large conference room under the cathedral.That space allowed him to work on the enormous three-sectioned canvas painting. |
At the time of the mural's creation, Tom was also teaching art to children at Rocky Mountain Participation Nursery School in San Francisco. This photo was taken during a field trip one afternoon.Rocky Mountain Participation Nursery School |
Detail of Lakota Buffalo Days |
Detail of Lakota Buffalo DaysYouTube virtual tour of the mural |
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Paha Sapa WakanThe Sacred Black HillsOil on canvas, 1989 |
Paha Sapa WakanThe Sacred Black Hills |
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One of Tom's photos, taken at a Sundance in 1972. |
One of Tom's photos, taken at a Sundance in 1972. |
One of Tom's photos, taken at a Sundance in 1972. |
One of Tom's photos, taken at a Sundance in 1972. |
One of Tom's photos, taken at a Sundance in 1972. |
One of Tom's photos, taken at a Sundance in 1972. |
One of Tom's photos, taken at a Sundance in 1972. |
One of Tom's photos, taken at a Sundance in 1972. |
One of Tom's photos, taken at a Sundance in 1972. |
One of Tom's photos, taken at a Sundance in 1972. |
Taking Council Before the HuntOil on canvas, 1989 |
Taking Council Before the Hunt |
The Chiefs Approach . . . Fort SullyOil on canvas, 1995 |
The Chiefs Approach . . . Fort Sully |
The Chiefs Approach . . . Fort Sully |
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The Nuptial TipiOil on canvas, 1993 |
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Which Arrow Killed the Buffalo?Oil on canvas, 1993 |
Which Arrow Killed the Buffalo? |
Wintering on the Northern PlainsOil on canvas, 1992 |
Warrior's Departurewatercolor on paper, 1992 |
Warrior's Departure |
A profile of Tom PhillipsThe Chickasaw Times2000 |
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