University of Oklahoma
Susie Peters encouraged Swedish-American artist Oscar Jacobson, the director of the University of Oklahoma's art department to create a special program for the Kiowa artists. In 1926, Asah, Hokeah, Tsatoke, and Mopope moved to Norman. They were soon joined by Lois Smoky in 1927 and lived together in a house rented by Lois Smoky's parents.
Jacobson provided studio space for the group but felt that he did not want to interfere with the direction their painting was taking. Dr. Edith Mahler, an art professor at OU also helped provide technical instruction. In the fall of 1927, James Auchiah joined the program at OU.
Lois Smoky returned home in 1927, leaving the program. She married and was devoted to her family. Although she did not continue painting, she became a beadwork artist. Since her paintings are the most rare, they have become the most collectible of the group.
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