Pop Chalee (Blue Flower), Merina Lujan 1906-1993

undated

watercolor and pencil on paper

13 x 19 in.

Courtesy of the Millicent Rogers Museum

Pop Chalee is a Tiwa name meaning Blue Flower given to Merina Lujan by her Taos grandmother. Her father, Joseph Cruz Lujan, was Tony Lujan’s brother.