William Standing

William Standing
Born
Fire Bear

(1904-07-27)July 27, 1904
Fort Peck Indian Reservation, near Oswego, Montana, U.S.
DiedJune 27, 1951(1951-06-27) (aged 46)
Phillips County, Montana, U.S.
CitizenshipAssiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, United States
EducationUniversity of Oklahoma
Haskell Institute
OccupationsPainter, illustrator
SpouseNancy Standing
Children1
RelativesWi-jún-jon (great-grandfather)

William Standing, also known as Fire Bear (July 27, 1904 – June 27, 1951) was an American painter and illustrator. He was Assiniboine, and his work depicted the lives of Native Americans in the Northwestern United States.

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