Limited Addition Vintage Ceramic Mug by Indian Artist Willard Stone

The item listed is a Museum Quality Limited Addition Vintage Ceramic Mug by the late prolific indian artist Willard Stone. It is part of a personal collection that has been personally curated over the last 40 years. This piece is part of a numbered series (Low Number) and signed by Willard Stone. This ceramic represents the genius of this master artist. 

Willard Stone is known for Indian figure wood carving, art-deco sculpture. He was mentored by Acee Blue Eagle and Woodrow Crumbo in his formative years. Stone received and fulfilled commissions for the National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians, the Oklahoma Historical Society, and the National Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center. 

He received the Outstanding Indian Award from the Council on American Indians in Tulsa, was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame, was awarded an honorary degree by Bacone College, and was designated a Distinguished American Citizen and awarded an honorary doctorate of humanities degree by Oklahoma Christian College. 

The Five Civilized Tribes Museum also bestowed ten awards on him, including Master Artist. The amazing artwork of Willard Stone embodies and preserves the rich Native American spirit and culture.