Elizabeth Davey was born in 1890 in Deer Lodge, MT and died in 1981 in Ojai, CA. Elizabeth grew up in Deer Lodge and Butte, MT, and after high school received an art degree from Pratt Institute in New York. From the time she was a young girl her artistic talents were nurtured by her parents. Later her husband Arthur would also proudly support her in her art career. In the early 1930’s Elizabeth began visiting Glacier National Park and studying under Winold Reiss. After becoming friends with the Blackfeet they initiated her into the tribe, giving her the name “Netchitaki,” which means “Lone Woman,” or “Woman alone in her way.” She immersed herself in their culture and painted hundreds of portraits, as well as visited tribes in other states and in Canada. Elizabeth was fortunate to receive commissions for murals by the Federal Art Project, a program of the New Deal. She painted murals in post offices in Burley, ID, Saint Anthony, ID, and in Dillon, MT. Her painting career continued well into her 80’s. The Hockaday Museum of Art maintains a permanent collection of some of her work. Sources: “A Timeless Legacy-Women Artists of Glacier National Park,” 2015 publication of the Hockaday Museum of Art. Lochrie.DoaneHoag.com, the website of Doane Hoage, Lochrie’s grandson. Photo reference: Elizabeth, circa 1950’s beside her “studio on wheels.” Montana Historical Society.