Cliff Fragua
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Cliff Fragua (born 1955)[1] is a Jemez Pueblo sculptor and stone carver. He is the only Native American sculptor to have a work installed in Statuary Hall of the United States Capitol; it is the second of works representing New Mexico and the 100th and last of these works to be added. The sculpture is of Popé, a great Pueblo Leader during the late 1600s who united the Pueblo people and defeated the Spaniards in what is now New Mexico. Fragua traveled to Blount County, Tennessee to hand select his Tennessee Pink Marble block from the quarry owned and operated by the Tennessee Marble Company.
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Born | Clifford Fragua 1955 (age 68–69) Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico, U.S. |
Nationality | Jemez Pueblo |
Education | Institute of American Indian Arts, San Francisco Art Institute |
Known for | sculpture |
Notable work | Popé |
Movement | Native American sculpture |
Website | http://www.singingstonestudio.com/ |
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