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Osborns Pass, BC 36" x 30"
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Louis B. Akin was born near Corvallis, Oregon on June 6, 1868. He loved the outdoors and mountain climbing. In 1894 he climbed Mt. Hood in a sleet storm with a group that formed Oregon's first mountaineering club, the Mazamas. The name, Spanish for mountain goats, was Akin's contribution. Although he exhibited a talent for painting from the beginning, a lack of available art instruction forced a reluctant move to New York City in 1897, where he enrolled in Wm. Merritt Chase's New York Art School. He took odd jobs as a commercial artist and illustrator but in 1903 was offered a commission by the Santa Fe Railroad to paint Hopi Indians. He was to remain in the desert country, except for trips such as the one to British Columbia in 1909. He died in Flagstaff in 1913. Louis Akin is best known for his paintings of the Grand Canyon, Southwestern landscapes and Hopi Indian life. Braarud Fine Art is interested in all works by Akin. |