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Henry Wood Elliott: An American Artist in Alaska
Illustrated essay about Henry Wood Elliott (1846-1930), remembered in history as "an eccentric character who helped save the Alaska fur seals from probable extinction, but [who] was also one of the first American artists to work in Alaska." Discusses his stereotypical depiction of Native Alaskans such as Tlingit Indians and Aleutian fishermen. Includes a brief bibliography. From the Smithsonian National Anthropological Archives and Human Studies Film Archives; originally printed in the Arctic Studies Center Newsletter.
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/naa/features/elliott.htm

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