The collection consists of a total of twenty-three (23) paintings and drawings by Frank W. Stokes dating from 1893-1905. There are four (4) oil paintings of Inuit subjects, seven (7) small studies in oil of Arctic and Antarctic scenery, and twelve (12) portraits in charcoal, pencil, crayon, and chalk of Inughuit men and women in Northern Greenland.
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Biographical Note:
Frank Wilbert Stokes (1858-1955) was an American artist best known for his paintings of the polar regions. Stokes began his studies under Thomas Eakins at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, followed by five years in France as a student at the Ecole des Beaux-Art, the Academie Colarossi and Academie Julian. He accompanied the Peary Relief Expedition to Greenland in 1892 and returned a year later as part of the North Greenland Expedition of 1893-1894. In 1902 he joined the Swedish Antarctic Expedition under Otto Nordenskjöld.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 1999-13
Variant Title:
Previously titled: "Frank W. Stokes artwork collection."
Related Materials:
The Smithsonian American Art Museum holds additional paintings by Frank W. Stokes.
The Department of Anthropology holds objects collected on the Peary expedition, including clothing, sleds, and tools.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.
Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Rights:
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Genre/Form:
Works of art
Paintings
Drawings
Citation:
MS 1999-13 Frank W. Stokes paintings and drawings, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
