The Visionary Spirit of Jerome Richard Tiger In the brief, incandescent span of his life, Jerome Richard Tiger emerged as a profound voice within the landscape of Native American art, weaving together the spiritual tapestry of the Muscogee Nation with a technical mastery that belied his youth. Born in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, in 1941, Tiger was a child of the Creek and Seminole traditions, an inheritance that provided him with a deep-seated connection to the oral histories and cosmological rhythms of his people. His early years were shaped by the wandering stories of his grandfather, Reverend Co…