Allan Capron Houser (Haozous at birth) lived from June 30, 1914 to August 22, 1994. and was a Chiricahua Apache sculptor, painter and book illustrator born in Oklahoma. Eventually, he ended up in New Mexico, near to where his people were before the U.S. government forced his ancestors to go to Oklahoma. Houser joined the faculty of a new Native American art school, the Institute of American Indian Arts, in 1962, where he stayed until his retirement in 1975. Retirement allowed him to become very productive artistically, and Houser became "one of the most renowned Native American painters and Modernist sculptors of the 20th century. "Houser's work can be found at the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, the National Museum of the American Indian, the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., and in numerous major museum collections throughout North America, Europe and Japan." (Source: Wikipedia) "Houser's sons followed in his footsteps. Bob draws, paints and makes prints and jewelry, but primarily is a sculptor. Phillip worked as an actor for a while, then tried his hand in jewelry and flute making. But like his dad and brother, he eventually was drawn to sculpting."(Source:Azcentral.com news story)
Bob and Phillip reclaimed their father's original name "Haozous", which means "the sound, the sensation of pulling a plant from the earth and the point at which the earth gives way." (Source:allanhouser.com)
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