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Fritz White
Fritz White was born in Milford, Ohio near Cincinnati, in 1930. The Little Miami River, which borders Cincinnati on the east, was a main thoroughfare north and south for the Shawnee tribes that were settled throughout Ohio.
Artifacts of the Shawnees, Miamis, Mingos and even mound builders were common to the area. From these artifacts, his interest in the Native American and their mythology was kindled. Fritz states, “As a kid, I used to think that when I followed a path along the river that the Shawnee had been there only moments ago, that Boone, and Kenton, and maybe the young surveyor G. Washington came this way. Perhaps my need to do the west came from all the stories I had heard and read growing up. My interest and feeling has grown dramatically with research into the day-to-day lives of those builders of America. The thrill comes from exploring one small facet of western life after another.”
White shares his talents with others, teaching numerous educational sessions with young artists and conducting sculpture classes for the visually impaired. He is a member of the Cowboy Artists of America and a Fellow of the National Sculpture Society.
He has been honored with major exhibitions all over the world ranging from the Phoenix Art Museum to museums in Israel, Germany, Russia, Spain and China. Recently he installed Unconquered, a twice life sculpture of a rearing horse and rider for Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida.
Fritz White is represented by the Nedra Matteucci Galleries in Santa Fe, New Mexico; the Big Horn Galleries in Cody, Wyoming and Tubac, Arizona; and the DeMott Gallery, Vail, Colorado. He and his wife, Ina, live in Loveland, Colorado.
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