Pablita Velarde, Tse Tsan, Golden Dawn
(1918-2006)
Pablita Velarde was an internationally acclaimed artist whose paintings largely depicted Pueblo life. She was commissioned by the WPA art's program to paint murals at Bandelier National Monument. Selected as one of New Mexico's "Living Treasures", she received many awards, including the French Palmes Académique, the New Mexico Governor's Award for achievement in the arts, and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Eight Northern Pueblos.
Marker is at the intersection of Los Alamos Highway (New Mexico Route 30 at milepost 7.1) and Roller Road, on the left when traveling north on Los Alamos Highway.
Courtesy hmdb.org
