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National Anthropological Archives
MS 1999-13 Frank W. Stokes paintings and drawings
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS1999-13
- Creators:
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Stokes, Frank Wilbert, 1858-1955
- Dates:
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1893-1905undated
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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12 Drawings (visual works)portraitscharcoal, pencil, crayon and chalk on paper11 Paintings (visual works)oil on canvas
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
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.
Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or National Anthropological Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.
Biographical Note
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.
Administration
Custodial History
Frank W. Stokes bequethed over 200 works of art to the National Collection of Fine Arts (also known as the National Museum of American Art (NMAA) and now known as the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM)) prior to his death in 1955. The 23 drawings and paintings in this collection were transferred from SAAM to the National Anthropological Archives in 1998.
Processing Information
Six (6) picture frames dating from the 1960s which held small oil paintings were discarded in 2023.
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Preferred Citation
MS 1999-13 Frank W. Stokes paintings and drawings, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
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The collection is open for research.
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Related Materials
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.
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 1999-13
Variant Title
Variant Title
Previously titled: "Frank W. Stokes artwork collection."
Keywords
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| Paintings | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Drawings | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Inuit | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Inughuit [Cape York] | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Arctic regions | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Antarctica | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Greenland | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Peary Relief Expedition of 1892 | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
National Anthropological Archives
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