Bundy's majestic stallion is quite possibly the last painting that Quincy Tahoma created.
In the 1950s, Abundio Armijo, Jr. was the Santa Fe Police Department’s photographer and investigator. Bundy had a little lab at the jail which he let Quincy Tahoma use as an art studio of sorts whenever the painter was drying out from public intoxication.
One day, the Navajo artist brought a beautiful painting of a majestic stallion to the jail to give to Bundy in appreciation for his kindness. Little did Bundy know that he would be called to Tahoma’s apartment just two weeks later to record the artist’s death.
To the best of our knowledge, this may be the last painting that Tahoma created. You can see Bundy and his 1956 painting, as well as some other owners and their paintings, in the slide show on the home page at our Tahoma web page.
Do you know of any other paintings Tahoma produced shortly before his death in October 1956?
Photo by Charnell Havens. All rights reserved.
