biography of Cecil MURDOCK (1913-1954)

Birth place: McLoud, OK

Death place: McLoud, OK

Addresses: Tuba City, AZ

Profession: Painter, craftsperson

Studied: Wichita Univ.; Univ. Oklahoma; Olof Nordmark; Oscar Jacobson.

Exhibited: NYWF, 1939-40; Palmer House, Chicago, 1939; Marshall Field Gal., 1939; U.S. Indian Service Arts & Crafts Exh., Oklahoma City, OK, 1939; Tulsa, OK, 1940; Mus. Northern Arizona, 1946; Philbrook AC, 1946 (prize), 1947-65; Arizona State College, 1946; Tulsa County Fairgrounds, OK; Indian Arts & Crafts Co-op, Anadorka, OK, 1972; Southern Plains Indian Mus., Anadarko; Heard Mus., Phoenix, AZ.

Work: Denman Coll., U.S. Dept. Interior; Univ. Oklahoma Fred Jones Jr. Mus. Art, Norman; Philbrook Mus. Art, Tulsa, OK; Southwest Mus., Los Angeles, CA; Mus. Northern Arizona, Flagstaff; Gilcrease Fnd.; WPA murals, Ft. Sill Indian Sch.; Anadarko Indian Sch., OK; Ohio State Univ., Columbus.

Comments: A member of the Kickapoo tribal nation, his native name was Koketha (Turning Bear or Running Bear). Preferred medium: watercolor.

Sources: WW53; add'l info. courtesy of Donna Davies, Fred Jones Jr. Mus. Art, Univ. of Oklahoma.