Blackbear Bosin's most famous work, The Keeper of the Plains in Wichita, Kansas

Blackbear Bosin (June 5, 1921-August 9, 1980) was a Comanche-Kiowa artist and painter, also known as Tsate Kongia. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1093x1572, 1008 KB) Keeper of the Plains statue in Wichita, Kansas, USA. Taken by Brent Danley on August 10, 2006. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1093x1572, 1008 KB) Keeper of the Plains statue in Wichita, Kansas, USA. Taken by Brent Danley on August 10, 2006. ... June 5 is the 156th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (157th in leap years), with 209 days remaining. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for full calendar). ... August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... For other uses, see Comanche (disambiguation). ... The Kiowa are a nation of Native Americans who lived mostly in the plains of west Texas, Oklahoma and eastern New Mexico at the time of the arrival of Europeans. ...

He was born June 5, 1921 in Anadarko, Oklahoma, served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II and spent most of his adult life in Wichita, Kansas. Perhaps his most famous work is that city's The Keeper of the Plains, a 44-foot steel sculpture erected in 1974 at the confluence of the Arkansas and Little Arkansas rivers. It depicts an Native American warrior offering a blessing to the sky. June 5 is the 156th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (157th in leap years), with 209 days remaining. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for full calendar). ... Anadarko Townsite, Oklahoma Territory, August 8, 1901. ... The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the U.S. military responsible for providing power projection from the sea,[1] utilizing the mobility of the U.S. Navy to rapidly deliver combined-arms task forces to global crises. ... Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000,000 Total dead: 50,000,000 Military dead: 8,000,000 Civilian dead: 4,000,000 Total dead 12,000,000 World War II (abbreviated WWII), or the Second World War, was a worldwide conflict... Nickname: Air Capital Location in the state of Kansas County Sedgwick  - Mayor Carlos Mayans Area    - City 359. ... Keeper of the Plains The Keeper of the Plains is a 44-foot steel sculpture by Kiowa-Comanche artist Blackbear Bosin. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The Arkansas River flows through Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. ... The Little Arkansas River (prounounced ahr-KAN-zez), is a 90 mi (145 km) long river located in South Central Kansas. ... Native Americans are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States, including parts of Alaska. ...

Bosin died on August 9, 1980. August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

Collections

• Bureau of Indian Affairs, United States Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.
• Denver Art Museum
• Eiteljorg Museum, Indianapolis
• Thomas Gilcrease Institute of American History and Art, Tulsa, Oklahoma
• Heard Museum, Phoenix
• Indian Arts and Crafts Board, United States Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.
• Philbrook Art Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma
• Wichita Art Association Gallery, Wichita, Kansas
• Wichita Art Museum, Kansas.
• Private Collection, Stevan Allen, Morgan Hill, California
• Private Collection, Anonymous, Wichita, Kansas

References

• Blackbear Bosin: A Kansas Portrait. Kansas State Historical Society. Retrieved on 2006-10-16.

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External links

• Blackbear Bosin (1921-1980). Mid-American All Indian Center. Retrieved on 2006-10-16.