Note 1: Opened the Navajo Gallery in Taos in 1968. It was the first Native American-owned art gallery. In 1973, he was the only living artist whose work was shown in the "Masterworks from the Museum of the American Indian" exhibition held at Metropolitan Museum in New York City. Two of his pieces were selected for the cover of the exhibit's catalog.
Note 2: Upon his death, New Mexico's governor Bill Richardson ordered flags flown at half-staff in his honor.
Note 3: Referred to as "the Picasso of American Indian artists" by The New York Times.