Tonita Peña, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Tonita Peña

Native American painter and muralist

Date of Birth: 10-May-1893

Place of Birth: San Ildefonso, Castile and León, Spain

Date of Death: 09-Sep-1949

Profession: teacher, painter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Tonita Peña (born May 10, 1893 in San Ildefonso – died September 9, 1949 in Santo Domingo Pueblo) born as Quah Ah (meaning white coral beads) but also used the name Tonita Vigil Peña and María Antonia Tonita Peña.
Peña was a renowned Pueblo artist, specializing in pen and ink on paper embellished with watercolor.
She was a well-known and influential Native American artist and art teacher of the early 1920s and 1930s.