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Acclaimed artist Melody Lightfeather Watson dies in crash
Internationally known Pima Indian artist Melody Lightfeather Watson, 49, of Albuquerque, died November 7 when the car she rode in veered onto the median on I-40 near Santa Rosa. Passenger and driver Natalie A. Acita, 36, of Paris Texas, also died. Watsons work includes paintings and sculptures inspired by New Mexico symbols and history and has appeared in the White House and Smithsonian. She is survived by her husband and three daughters.
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