Jesse T. Hummingbird, 3/4 Cherokee and a tribal member of the Cherokee Nation, was born in 1952 in Tahlequah, OK. He attended junior and senior high schools in Nashville, TN, and went on to study art at Watkins Institute, the University of Tennessee, and classes at The American Academy of Art in Chicago.
He established himself as a successful printer, graphic artist, and commercial illustrator before becoming a full time artist in 1983. Jesse pursues both Cherokee and other American Indian themes in his acrylic paintings as what he calls "intertribal fantasy." While painting contemporary images, Jesse paints in the traditional style of the Oklahoma Native painters which has no shadows, shading or blending of colors; each flat-colored area has an in-lining of a different color and then a dark outline.
Jesse currently exhibits at approximately 20 shows during the year, primarily in the southwest. Besides showing his original paintings and mixed media masks, he has limited edition prints and giclee reproductions. Jesse and his wife Sandy have also published four children's activity books. Jesse currently serves on the artist advisory boards for the Sharlot Hall Museum (Prescott) and Pueblo Grande Museum Indian Market (Phoenix).
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Walela Lady
Giclee limited edition print
22in x 28in $195
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Night Love
Giclee limited edition print
20in x 20in $95
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Rez Hog
Giclee limited edition print
16in x 20in $85
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Song for the Golden Boy
Giclee limited edition print
20in x 20in $95
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Songs for the Birds
Giclee limited edition print
16in x 20in $85
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Strong & Beautiful Love
Giclee limited edition print
16in x 20in $85
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They Smoke & Sing All Night
Giclee limited edition print
20in x 20in $95
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Age Old Moment
Giclee limited edition print
16in x 20in $85
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All American Eagle Dancer
Giclee limited edition print
16in x 20in $85.
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Birth of the Butterflies
Giclee limited edition print
16in x 20in $85.
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Blue Jacket & Hog
Giclee limited edition print
16in x 20in $85
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Buffalo Boy Takes The First Bite
Giclee limited edition print
20in x 20in $95
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Buffalo Leads, Deer Seconds
Giclee limited edition print
16in x 20in $85.
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Coyote & Racoon Sing The Night Song
Giclee limited edition print
16in x 20in $85.
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Dancing with Butterflies
Giclee limited edition print
16in x 20in $85.
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Deer Dancer Joins The Eagle
Giclee limited edition print
22 in x 28in $195.
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Song for Forgotten Veterans
Giclee limited edition print
16in x 20in $85.
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Kokopelli
Giclee limited edition print
16" x 20" $85.
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Intertribal Dixieland
Giclee limited edition print
20x20in. $95.
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There's Always the Moon
Giclee limited edition print
20x20in. $95.
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Pony Ride at Dusk
Giclee limited edition print
16 x20in. $85.
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Homage to the Dragon Fly
Giclee limited edition print
16 x20in. $85.
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Nez Perce Shoppers
Giclee limited edition print
16 x20in. $85.
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Maidens Sing for the Streams of Life
Giclee limited edition print
22x28in. $195.
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For All the Marbles
Giclee limited edition print
16 x20in. $85.
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Hummers
Giclee limited edition print
16 x20in. $85.
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Sing With the Turtles
Giclee limited edition print
16 x20in. $85.
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Spotted Dog and His Ride
Giclee limited edition print
16 x20in. $85.
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