Blackbear Bosin

Blackbear Bosin was a Comanche-Kiowa[?] artist and painter, also known as Tsate Kongia. (born June 5, 1921 died August 9, 1980)

He was born in Anadarko, Oklahoma, served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II and spent most of his adult life in Wichita, Kansas.

Collections

• Bureau of Indian Affairs, United States Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.
• Denver Art Museum
• Eiteljorg Museum, Indianapolis
• Thomas Gilcrease Institute of American History and Art, Tulsa, Oklahoma
• Heard Museum, Phoenix
• Indian Arts and Crafts Board, United States Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.
• Philbrook Art Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma
• Wichita Art Association Gallery, Wichita, Kansas
• Wichita Art Museum, Kansas.