Elbridge Ayer Burbank

Elbridge Ayer (E. A.) Burbank (August 10, 1858 – April 21, 1949) was an American player who sketched and painted exceeding 1200 portraits of Native Americans from 125 tribes. He studied art in Chicago and in his 30s traveled to Munich, Germany for supplementary studies taking into consideration notable German artists. He is believed to be the unaided person to paint the combat chief Geronimo from life.

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