Gerald Nailor, Sr.

Gerald Nailor, Sr.

1917 1952

Navajo traditional painter from New Mexico (1917-1952)

Gerald Nailor Sr. was a Navajo Studio painter from Picurís, New Mexico. Beginning in 1942, he was commissioned to paint the history of the Navajo people for a large mural at the Navajo Nation Council Chamber, which has been designated a National Historic Landmark.

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