Gordon K. Grant

Gordon Kenneth Grant (January 21, 1908 – March 1, 1940) was an American artist.

[5] In 1936 he exhibited paintings in Washington, D.C. on "Indian subjects" including an image of a Hopi eagle dance.

[6] He died in 1940 in a cannon explosion on the Montecito, California estate of George F. Steedman,[3] supposedly accidentally ignited by Grant's lit cigarette.

[8] In addition to painting and silversmithing, Gordon was considered an expert on the artwork of Native American tribes of southwestern North America.

[8] The Santa Barbara Museum of Art hosted a retrospective exhibit of his work in 2001.