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Image Not Available for Cairn 1896, "An American Man," so called by the Eskimos
Cairn 1896, "An American Man," so called by the Eskimos
Image Not Available for Cairn 1896, "An American Man," so called by the Eskimos

Cairn 1896, "An American Man," so called by the Eskimos

Maker (American, 1852 - 1927)
Additional Title(s)
  • Views of the Arctic Commemorating Commander Peary's 1896 Expedition
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Daten.d.
Mediumoil on board
Dimensions12 1/8 x 18 1/2 in. (30.8 x 47 cm.)
DescriptionOne of 148 oil sketches made by Albert Operti, a fellow of the Geographical Society, official artist to Commander Peary's expedition in 1896. Painted on the spot by Mr. Operti, who spent two years in the frozen north. Every picture is historically correct. Commander Peary stated, "the most accurate and effective pictures that I have ever seen of that region." All unpublished, with the exception of a few that were used in "Northward Over the Great Ice" by Commander Peary.
SignedSigned and dated in lower left of recto: A. Operti
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on view
Object number93.18.104
Image Not Available for Pure Eskimos, Whale Sound Natives
Pure Eskimos, Whale Sound Natives
Albert Jasper Ludwig Operti
n.d.
Object number: 93.18.32
Image Not Available for Frobisher's anvil found by Eskimos Frobisher Bay presented to Lieut. Peary by J. Jensen
Frobisher's anvil found by Eskimos Frobisher Bay presented to Lieut. Peary by J. Jensen
Albert Jasper Ludwig Operti
n.d.
Object number: 93.18.51
Image Not Available for Eskimo home, Inglefield Gulf, Aug. 17, 1896
Eskimo home, Inglefield Gulf, Aug. 17, 1896
Albert Jasper Ludwig Operti
n.d.
Object number: 93.18.96
Image Not Available for Cairn Point, Smith Sound
Cairn Point, Smith Sound
Albert Jasper Ludwig Operti
n.d.
Object number: 93.18.92
Image Not Available for Cape York (Eskimo Constructing Something)
Cape York (Eskimo Constructing Something)
Albert Jasper Ludwig Operti
n.d.
Object number: 93.18.5
Image Not Available for Eskimo grave, Cape York
Eskimo grave, Cape York
Albert Jasper Ludwig Operti
n.d.
Object number: 93.18.72
Image Not Available for Full Length Figure of an Eskimo Boy in Costume, Cape York 1897
Full Length Figure of an Eskimo Boy in Costume, Cape York 1897
Albert Jasper Ludwig Operti
n.d.
Object number: 93.18.16
Image Not Available for Danish Greenland, Eskimo Family
Danish Greenland, Eskimo Family
Albert Jasper Ludwig Operti
n.d.
Object number: 93.18.34
Interior of Broberg. Eskimo Hut. Disco
Interior of Broberg. Eskimo Hut. Disco
Albert Jasper Ludwig Operti
1896
Object number: 93.18.148
Image Not Available for Ice bergs, Aug. 4, 1896
Ice bergs, Aug. 4, 1896
Albert Jasper Ludwig Operti
n.d.
Object number: 93.18.112
Image Not Available for Cumberland Gulf, Sept. 1896
Cumberland Gulf, Sept. 1896
Albert Jasper Ludwig Operti
n.d.
Object number: 93.18.127
Image Not Available for White Sky, Gray Clouds Turn Avick - July 20, 1896
White Sky, Gray Clouds Turn Avick - July 20, 1896
Albert Jasper Ludwig Operti
n.d.
Object number: 93.18.4
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