Thomas J. Dorsey (Tom Two Arrows)
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Thomas J. Dorsey (Tom Two Arrows)Lenape (Delaware)/adopted Onondaga, 1920-1993
Born 1920 into the Delaware (Lenni-Lenapee) tribe at Onondaga Reservation (Syracuse, NY) and adopted by the Ondondagas (an Iroquois tribe).
Painter. Dorsey emphasizes the activity as well as the clothing and objects associated with a specific game or dance in his compositions. Figures are rendered abstractly without facial features. Figures and objects are placed against monochrome background, and only minimal space is indicated through overlapping.
He died in 1993 , Albany, NY
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