SOLOMON MCCOMBS

- SOLOMON MCCOMBS -

Muscogee Creek, 1913–1980

Solomon McCombs was a Native American artist from Oklahoma known for his paintings, murals, and illustrations.

McCombs worked as a muralist for the U.S. Treasury Section of Fine Arts in 1942 and as an illustrator and designer for the United States Department of State from 1956 until 1973. His paintings and murals often embraced the "Flatstyle" of painting with outlined shapes and natural colors, featuring traditional Muscogee Creek themes and narrative. He lived between Tulsa, Oklahoma and Arlington, Virginia.