Edwin George (1934 - June 30, 2022)[1] was a Cherokee folk artist and muralist.
[3] He was a member of the sovereign nation of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.
[4] He married author Elly-Kree McKay George,[5] and he was the step-grandfather of ceramic sculptor Janis Mars Wunderlich.
[6] George worked as a custodian at Kent State University from 1983 to 1998.
He began painting in 1991, and took it up full time upon his retirement.