Susie Peters | |
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| Born | Charlotte Susan Ryan November 1, 1873 |
| Died | October 14, 1965 (aged 91) |
| Other names | Susan Ryan Peters, Susie Swain, Susan Peters, Susie Schaffer, Susan Charlotte Peters, Susie C. Peters |
| Occupation(s) | Indian agent and art preservationist |
| Years active | 1891-1965 |
| Known for | discovering the Kiowa Six |
Susie Peters (Kiowa name: Kom-tah-gya) was an American preservationist and matron at the Anadarko Agency, who worked to promote Kiowa artists. Born to white parents in Tennessee, she moved to Indian Territory with her family prior to Oklahoma becoming a state. While working as a matron for the Indian Agency, she discovered the talent of the young artists who would become known as the Kiowa Six and introduced them to Oscar Jacobson, director of the University of Oklahoma's art department. She was honored by the National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians and both adopted by the tribe and given a Kiowa name in 1954. In 1963, the Anadarko Philomathic Club created an annual art award in her name. She was inducted into the Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame in its inaugural year, 1982.