Untitled The Line of Four

Jean Bales

About Jean Bales: (1946-2004) Iowa American Indian heritage Bales typically depicted the culture and everyday life of Native American Plains people.

A professional artist since 1970, Bales earned her BA at the Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts in 1969. In 1973 she was awarded the Oklahoma Governor's Cup for Outstanding Indian Artist of the Year. Almost ten years later in 1982 she was awarded the Oklahoma Diamond Jubilee for the Outstanding Woman of the Southern Plains. In 1984 she received the Indian Arts and Crafts Association's Artist of the Year. In 1994 she received the coveted Helen Hardin Award at Indian Market in Santa Fe.

Bales captured First or Best of Division or Best of Class during the following years at Indian Market 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991.

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About the Artist	(1946-2004) Iowa American Indian heritage Bales typically depicted the culture and everyday life of Native American Plains people. A professional artist since 1970, Bales earned her BA at the Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts in 1969. In 1973 she was awarded the Oklahoma Governor's Cup for Outstanding Indian Artist of the Year. Almost ten years later in 1982 she was awarded the Oklahoma Diamond Jubilee for the Outstanding Woman of the Southern Plains. In 1984 she received the Indian Arts and Crafts Association's Artist of the Year. In 1994 she received the coveted Helen Hardin Award at Indian Market in Santa Fe. Bales captured First or Best of Division or Best of Class during the following years at Indian Market 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991.
Culture	American Indian, Women Artists
Style	Stylization
Medium	Charcoal and pastel on handmade paper
Paper size	12" height X 29" width
Frame	Float mounted away from non-archival mat board, regular glass, wood molding
Frame size	21" height X 29" width
Signed	"J. Bales" at viewer's lower right
Date of creation	Circa 1980
Condition	Excellent, as appeared framed, glazed
Provenance	Jo Lo