Jerry Sage, Arapaho Parfleche
Jerry Sage
1960-2019
Eastern Shoshone/Northern Arapaho
Alternative Name
Gerald Sage Jr.
Medium Specific
Deer hide
Classification
Mixed Media
Dimensions
10 x 16 x 3 1/4 in. (25.4 x 40.6 x 8.3 cm.)
Accession Number
2021.35.25.159
Credit
Gift of Patrick V. and Mary Beth Musick
Biography
Jerry was born on December 28th, 1960 to Gerald “Jerry” Sage Sr. and Naomi Marie Glick-Sage in Lander Wyoming. Jerry was a lifelong resident of the Wind River Indian Reservation. Jerry attended schools at Mill Creek Elementary in Ethete, Wyoming, Wyoming Indian High School in Ethete, Wyoming and the American Indian Art Institute in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Jerry was a very talented artist all of his life. Jerry’s artwork is displayed at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. and at the Wyoming State Museum in Cheyenne, Wyoming. His artwork was also commissioned by an art collector to display at Arapaho Parfleche in a museum located in Germany.
Jerry was very enthusiastic about the Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone tribal languages, cultures and histories. Jerry was recently hired as the Cultural Facilitator at the Arapahoe Charter High School in Arapahoe, Wyoming. Jerry had great compassion for animals, rescuing as many as he could and nursing them back to health.
https://county10.com/gerald-jerry-sage-jr/
Jerry was a very talented artist all of his life. Jerry’s artwork is displayed at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. and at the Wyoming State Museum in Cheyenne, Wyoming. His artwork was also commissioned by an art collector to display at Arapaho Parfleche in a museum located in Germany.
Jerry was very enthusiastic about the Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone tribal languages, cultures and histories. Jerry was recently hired as the Cultural Facilitator at the Arapahoe Charter High School in Arapahoe, Wyoming. Jerry had great compassion for animals, rescuing as many as he could and nursing them back to health.
https://county10.com/gerald-jerry-sage-jr/
Date of Bio