War II and that after the war, he returned to the Navajo Reservation and became a successful artist. Collections His work is in the public collections of the following institutions: National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University National Museum of the American Indian San Diego Museum of Art Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art Philbrook Museum of Art Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology Death He died of alcoholism in November 1956 in Santa Fe. He left behind a tremendous legacy of art that is still remembered by those familiar with the field. Due in large measure to his premature death, Tahoma's contribution to Native American art, as well as the triumphs and tragedies in his life, have remained somewhat invisible to the generations that followed. References External links Quincy Tahoma at AskArt, with images Quincy Tahoma website maintained by researchers of his forthcoming biography Navajo painters Painters from New Mexico People from Coconino County, Arizona 1921 births 1956 deaths Painters from Arizona 20th-century Native Americans