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George Twok Aden Ahgupuk

George Twok Aden Ahgupuk (1911 - 2001) was active/lived in Alaska.  George Ahgupuk is known for Naive Inupiat genre, animal.

George Aden Ahgupuk was born on October 8, 1911 in Shishmaref, Alaska. His Eskimo name was Twok meaning "man". He died on April 1, 2001 in Alaska. His career as an artist started  in 1934 during a several months long stay at a hospital to treat tuberculosis.

Collections:
Smithsonian Institution (Washington, DC)
The Alaska State Museum, Juneau
The Anchorage Museum of History and Art
The California Academy of Sciences
The Indian Arts and Crafts Board
The National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum (Oklahoma City, OK)
The Seattle of Museum of History and Industry, Seattle, WA
The Riverside Municipal Museum of California (Riverside, CA)
University of Alaska Museum, Fairbanks
United States Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.calacademy.org

Artist auction records

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Research resources

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Similar artists

.  There are 8 similar (related) artists for George Twok Aden Ahgupuk available:    Jay (John Jay) Steensma,  Leonard Howard Reedy,  Heinie Hartwig,  Harley Brown,  Ned Allen Mueller,  Michael Coleman,  Robert William Wood,  Salvador Dali



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Facts about George Twok Aden Ahgupuk

   Publications  Book References:  8
Magazine References:  0

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8 Book References for George Twok Aden Ahgupuk
Year Author Title Pages Color
2005 AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005 479 No
2005 Davenport, Ray Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition 2421 No
1999 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes 3724 No
1993 Woodward, Kesler E Painting in the North Alaskan Art in the Anchorage Museum 160 Yes
1991 Archuleta, M/R R Strickland Shared Visions Native American Painters & Sculptors
(Exhibition catalog)
110 Yes
1972 Amon Carter Museum Amon Carter Museum of Western Art Catalogue of the Collection 1972 600 No
1968 Snodgrass, Jeanne O. American Indian Painters: A Biographical Directory 269 No
Ray, Dorothy Jean A Legacy of Arctic Art 196 Yes
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