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Robert Mayokok BIOGRAPHY
1903 Wales, Alaska - 1983. Known for: Alaska landscape, genre, animal.
The following biography is based on information from the artist web site, whose address was provided by David and Chris Sweeney to the Librarian of AskART.com:. Born in Wales, Alaska, Robert Mayokok... Read full biography
The following biography is based on information from the artist web site, whose address was provided by David and Chris Sweeney to the Librarian of AskART.com:. Born in Wales, Alaska, Robert Mayokok became a painter of subjects depicting his culture. He was a resident artist at the Alaska Treasure... Read full biography
The following biography is based on information from the artist web site, whose address was provided by David and Chris Sweeney to the Librarian of AskART.com:. Born in Wales, Alaska, Robert Mayokok became a painter of subjects depicting his culture. He was a resident artist at the Alaska Treasure Shop for eighteen years, talking to visitors and designing Christmas cards, stationery, shopping bags, etc. His medium was ink and ink wash and then when he felt he had mastered that, he used color,... Read full biography
The following biography is based on information from the artist web site, whose address was provided by David and Chris Sweeney to the Librarian of AskART.com:. Born in Wales, Alaska, Robert Mayokok became a painter of subjects depicting his culture. He was a resident artist at the Alaska Treasure Shop for eighteen years, talking to visitors and designing Christmas cards, stationery, shopping bags, etc. His medium was ink and ink wash and then when he felt he had mastered that, he used color, usually on bleached animal skins including rabbit, caribou hide, cowhide and even pig skin. After 1970, he included three small birds in his drawings to symbolize the Holy Trinity of his Christian faith. He was very prolific, selling two to... Read full biography
The following biography is based on information from the artist web site, whose address was provided by David and Chris Sweeney to the Librarian of AskART.com:. Born in Wales, Alaska, Robert Mayokok became a painter of subjects depicting his culture. He was a resident artist at the Alaska Treasure Shop for eighteen years, talking to visitors and designing Christmas cards, stationery, shopping bags, etc. His medium was ink and ink wash and then when he felt he had mastered that, he used color, usually on bleached animal skins including rabbit, caribou hide, cowhide and even pig skin. After 1970, he included three small birds in his drawings to symbolize the Holy Trinity of his Christian faith. He was very prolific, selling two to three-thousand drawings a year. From the money he earned, he would purchase plane tickets and fly to other places in Alaska to promote his artwork.... Read full biography
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The following biography is based on information from the artist web site, whose address was provided by David and Chris Sweeney to the Librarian of AskART.com:
Born in Wales, Alaska, Robert Mayokok became a painter of subjects depicting his culture. He was a resident artist at the Alaska Treasure Shop for eighteen years, talking to visitors and designing Christmas cards, stationery, shopping bags, etc. His medium was ink and ink wash and then when he felt he had mastered that, he used color, usually on bleached animal skins including rabbit, caribou hide, cowhide and even pig skin. After 1970, he included three small birds in his drawings to symbolize the Holy Trinity of his Christian faith.
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