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William Big Springs

William Big Springs

American painter

William Forrest Big Springs (January 3, 1919 – February 11, 1991) was a Blackfoot American rancher and painter born in East Glacier Park Village, Montana.[1] Big Springs' work in oil and pastel[2] has been exhibited across the country, including at the Bismarck National Indiana Art Show, the First Annual Invitational Exhibition of American Indian Paintings, and the Museum of the Plains Indian.[1][3]

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Big Springs attended Browning High School in Montana.[2] He lived on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation and served for a time as Glacier County Commissioner.[4] He also operated an 18,000-acre ranch near Glacier National Park with his son Bill.[1][5]

References

  1. [1]
    King, Jeanne Snodgrass (1968). American Indian painters; a biographical directory. Smithsonian Libraries. New York : Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation. p. 21.
  2. [2]
    Lester, Patrick D. (Patrick David) (1995). The biographical directory of Native American painters. Internet Archive. Tulsa, OK : SIR Publications ; Norman, OK : Distributed by University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 978-0-8061-9936-8.
  3. [3]
    "Museum of the Plains Indian Announces its 2023–2024 Winter Exhibition, Plains Indian Horse Culture | U.S. Department of the Interior". www.doi.gov. 2024-02-14. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  4. [4]
    Elkin, Larry (1981-01-27). "Time to 'burn mortgage,' proponents proclaim before packed hearing". The Independent-Record. p. 13. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  5. [5]
    "Instructions to jury due in assault trial". Great Falls Tribune. 1972-12-15. p. 10. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
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