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Carl Nelson Gorman
Navajo code talker, artist, and professor (1907–1998) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Carl Nelson Gorman (1907–1998), also known as Kin-Ya-Onny-Beyeh, was a Navajo code talker, visual artist, painter, illustrator, and professor. He was faculty at the University of California, Davis, from 1950 until 1973. During World War II, Gorman served as a code talker with the United States Marine Corps in the Pacific.[1][2]
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Born | Kin-Ya-Onny-Beyeh (1907-10-05)October 5, 1907 Chinle, Arizona, U.S. |
Died | January 29, 1998(1998-01-29) (aged 90) Gallup, New Mexico, U.S. |
Resting place | Family Cemeteries, Apache County, Arizona, U.S. |
Monuments | C.N. Gorman Museum (1973) at University of California, Davis |
Nationality | Navajo Nation, United States |
Other names | Carl Gorman |
Alma mater | Otis College of Art and Design |
Occupation(s) | code talker, soldier, painter, illustrator, printmaker, professor, healer |
Spouses | Adele Katherine Brown, Mary Excie Wilson (m.195 |
Children | 5, including R.C. Gorman |
Website | www |
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