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Juan B. Aquino

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Juan B. Aquino
Shaking Eagle Tail
Born1942 (1942)
Died1993 (aged 50–51)
Alma materBacone College

Juan B. Aquino (1942–1993), also called Shaking Eagle Tail, was a Pueblo-American painter from the Ohkay Owingeh (San Juan) Pueblo.[1][2] He was educated at Bacone College and exhibited his work across the country.[1] Aquino sold his works, including paintings, woodcarvings, and corn cob dolls, under the moniker Aquino's Indian Arts and Crafts.[3] Some of his works are in the permanent collection of institutions including the Museum of New Mexico.[1][4]

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  1. ^ a b c King, Jeanne Snodgrass (1968). American Indian painters; a biographical directory. Smithsonian Libraries. New York : Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation.
  2. ^ "Shaking Eagle Tail". Heard Museum | ARGUS.net (Final). Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  3. ^ Metzger, Stephen (1997). New Mexico handbook. Internet Archive. Chico, Calif., USA : Moon Publications ; [Emeryville, Calif.] : Distributed in the U.S.A. and Canada by Publishers Group West. ISBN 978-1-56691-086-6.
  4. ^ Handbook of the Collections, 1917-1974, Museum of Fine Arts. Museum of New Mexico. 1974. p. 13.