Pop Chalee with Taos ceremonial dancers, undated
File — Box: 2, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
This collection comprises mainly photographs and newspaper clippings as well as some ephemera and correspondence relating to the life and work of the American artist Merina Lujan Hopkins (Pop Chalee). The photographs and newspaper clippings primarily relate to publicity surrounding the "Annie Get Your Gun" tour she participated in with Ed "Natay" Lee in 1950 as well as promotional events the two did on behalf of the Santa Fe Railway in the late 1940s and early to mid-1950s. Additionally, there are personal photographs of friends and family as well as an intact scrapbook of newspaper clippings from her early painting career in the 1930s and 40s. The scrapbook's most notable feature is an original handpainted blue deer by Pop Chalee on the front cover. Additionally, there are some later materials written by Pop Chalee's grandson, Jack Cruz Hopkins, Jr., relating to her life and career. The collection includes an addendum of materials from a separate acquisition, and includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, magazines, and other ephemera relating to Pop Chalee.
Dates
- undated
Extent
3 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: Undetermined
Repository Details
Part of the Institute of American Indian Arts Repository
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