Maria Tallchief
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Maria Tallchief, born Elizabeth Marie Tall Chief, was an Osage ballerina. She was America's first major prima ballerina and the first Native American to hold the rank. Together with Georgian-American
Tallchief in a 1955 promotion for the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo
Tallchief is depicted and honored on the 2023 American Women quarter
Tallchief and the Five Moons are honored on the 2023 Native American dollar
American Women quarters
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The American Women quarters program was a series of circulating commemorative quarters released by the United States Mint. Minted from 2022 through 2025, they featured designs of notable women in U.S.
Maria Tallchief
…On November 13, 2020, a Google Doodle was made in honor of her. Tallchief is presently being honored on an American Women quarter. The quarter, designed by Benjamin Sowards and sculpted by Joseph Menna, shows her on the reverse side opposite a depiction of George Washington sculpted…
2022 Washington quarter obverse
American Women quarter 2022 Maya Angelou
American Women Quarter 2022 Anna May Wong