Elbridge Ayer Burbank
Elbridge Ayer (E. A.) Burbank (born August 10, 1858 in Harvard, Illinois, died April 21, 1949 in San Francisco, California) 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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