Elbridge Ayer Burbank, A-a-wah

Elbridge Ayer Burbank

American · 1858–1949 · Painter, Photographer

Elbridge Ayer Burbank was an American artist who sketched and painted more than 1200 portraits of Native Americans from 125 tribes. He studied art in Chicago and in his 30s… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Elbridge Ayer Burbank, Boy Eating Oyster, oil on panelBoy Eating OysterBonhams · $53,760≈ £39,802≈ €45,972Sign up to see
  2. Elbridge Ayer Burbank, Standing Soldier, Sioux 1899 and Chief Wolf Robe, Cheyenne 1900 (2), Oil on canvasStanding Soldier, Sioux 1899 and Chief Wolf Robe, Cheyenne 1900 (2)Scottsdale Art Auction · $26,325≈ £20,203≈ €24,238Sign up to see
  3. Elbridge Ayer Burbank, Chief Joseph-Nez Perce, 1899, oil on boardChief Joseph-Nez PerceCoeur d'Alene Art Auction · $15,680≈ £8,938≈ €12,966Sign up to see

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Elbridge Ayer Burbank was an American artist who sketched and painted more than 1200 portraits of Native Americans from 125 tribes. He studied art in Chicago and in his 30s traveled to Munich, Germany, for additional studies with notable German artists. He is believed to be the only person to paint the war chief Geronimo from life.

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Born 1858, HarvardDied 1949, San FranciscoOccupation Painter, PhotographerWikidata Q3342298 ↗ULAN 500016304 ↗Museum works 8

Also known as Burbank, E. A. Burbank, E. Ayer Burbank

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Elbridge Ayer Burbank, A-a-wah
A-a-wah1904
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Smithsonian American Art Museum
Elbridge Ayer Burbank, Chief Black-Coyote
Chief Black-Coyote1901
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Smithsonian American Art Museum
Elbridge Ayer Burbank, Che-ke-ah-pe-kee
Che-ke-ah-pe-kee1904
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Smithsonian American Art Museum
Elbridge Ayer Burbank, Estzan-Nap-Pa
Estzan-Nap-Pa1910
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Smithsonian American Art Museum
Elbridge Ayer Burbank, Ho-me-hep-no-my
Ho-me-hep-no-my1904
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Smithsonian American Art Museum
Elbridge Ayer Burbank, One-star
One-star1903
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Smithsonian American Art Museum
Elbridge Ayer Burbank, Pah-lah-wool-ey
Pah-lah-wool-ey1904
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Smithsonian American Art Museum
Elbridge Ayer Burbank, Poe-shom-ee
Poe-shom-ee1904
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Smithsonian American Art Museum

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), Smithsonian Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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