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American painter
Juan B. Aquino
Shaking Eagle Tail
Born1942 (1942)
Died1993 (aged 50–51)
Alma materBacone College

Juan B. Aquino (1942–1993), also called Shaking Eagle Tail, was a Pueblo-American painter from the Ohkay Owingeh (San Juan) Pueblo. He was educated at Bacone College and exhibited his work across the country. Aquino sold his works, including paintings, woodcarvings, and corn cob dolls, under the moniker Aquino's Indian Arts and Crafts. Some of his works are in the permanent collection of institutions including the Museum of New Mexico.

References

  1. ^ King, Jeanne Snodgrass (1968). American Indian painters; a biographical directory. Smithsonian Libraries. New York : Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation.
  2. "Shaking Eagle Tail". Heard Museum | ARGUS.net (Final). Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  3. Metzger, Stephen (1997). New Mexico handbook. Internet Archive. Chico, Calif., USA : Moon Publications ;  : Distributed in the U.S.A. and Canada by Publishers Group West. ISBN 978-1-56691-086-6.
  4. Handbook of the Collections, 1917-1974, Museum of Fine Arts. Museum of New Mexico. 1974. p. 13.


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