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DOUG HYDE (1946 - )

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DOUG HYDE (1946 - )
DOUG HYDE (1946 - )
Indian Market
bronze, edition #21/ 35, 10 ½"H x 7 ½"W x 7 ½"D
signed on the back
Doug Hyde was born in Hermiston, Oregon of Native American descent – Nez Perce,
Assiniboine and Chippewa. Doug's work is influenced by the Indian lore he learned as a youth
from his grandfather, who was called "Judge", because of his wisdom, and from other elders.
Through legends of animal characters, they taught the morals of the people, the ways of Mother
Earth, and how human beings came to be. Today, Doug expresses the Indian mythology and
the spirit through his sculpture. Doug grew up in Idaho and at the age of 17 came to Santa Fe.
He attended the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, NM, from 1963 to 1966, during
which time he enjoyed the tutelage and friendship of the late renowned Apache sculptor, Allan
Houser. In 1967 Doug attended the San Francisco Art Institute on scholarship, for a time, before
enlisting in the U.S. Army. During his second tour of duty in Vietnam, he was seriously wounded
by a grenade. During his recuperation he learned the use of power tools in the cutting and
shaping of stone, while working in a friend's memorial business, all the while continuing his
art education. He returned to Santa Fe in 1972 to teach at the Institute of American Indian Arts,
bringing with him experience and knowledge, as well as a desire to learn all he could about the
other native cultures. He also brought with him the ability to capture a vision and transform it
into a three dimensional image. Doug was a member of the Institute of American Indian Art's
faculty until 1974, when he decided to devote himself fully to his art. He is a resident of Prescott,
AZ, and is sculpting in stone and bronze, which remains the focus of his life.