Fritz Scholder

1937–2005

Introduction

Fritz William Scholder V (October 6, 1937 – February 10, 2005) was a Native American artist, who produced paintings, monotypes, lithographs, and sculptures. Scholder was an enrolled member of the La Jolla Band of Luiseño Indians, a federally recognized tribe of Luiseños, a California Mission tribe. Scholder's most influential works were post-modern in sensibility and somewhat Pop Art in execution as he sought to deconstruct the mythos of the American Indian. A teacher at the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) in Santa Fe in the late 1960s, Scholder instructed prominent Native American students.

Wikidata identifier

Q5505013

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Country of birth

United States

Roles

Artist, lithographer, painter, photographer, sculptor, serigrapher

ULAN identifier

500127466

Names

Fritz Scholder, Fritz William IV Scholder

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First acquired
2025

Date of birth
October 6, 1937

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