Sherman Chaddlesone


Sherman Terrance Chaddlesone was a Kiowa Indian painter from Anadarko, Oklahoma, who played a pivotal role in late 20th century Native American art.

Background

Chaddlesone was born in Lawton, Oklahoma, son of John Wesley and Alice Toppah Chaddlesone. He grew up in the Wichita Mountains area, around Saddle Mountain, Oklahoma. He was a direct descendant of the great Kiowa war chief Satanta, also known as White Bear.

Education

Chaddlesone attended Eisenhower High School in Lawton, Oklahoma and the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico. While at the institute, Chaddlesone took classes with notable figures such as Allan Houser and Fritz Scholder. He also attended Central State University in Edmond, Oklahoma, where he undertook post-graduate work. While studying at the Institute of American Indian Arts, Chaddlesone met his wife, Allie.

Military service

Chaddlesone was a veteran of the Vietnam War.

Career

Chaddlesone had a number of occupations before taking up painting and sculpturing full-time after 1982. His worked in watercolor, acrylics, oils, and pastels. He also sculpted in stone and bronze.
He was commissioned to paint a mural in the Kiowa Tribal Complex in Carnegie, Oklahoma.

Death

Chaddlesone died on August 17, 2013 at home in Anadarko, Oklahoma, after a short illness.

Honors and legacy

Chaddlesone's piece Phantom Warriors is the logo for The New Plains Review Publishing Centre at the University of Central Oklahoma, his alma mater. The university also honors Chaddlesone with the Sherman Chaddlesone Arts & Letters Lecture Series, which is held every Indigenous People's Day. Joy Harjo and D.G. Smalling have been among the series' guests speakers.