Ahgupuk Gallery 5
George Ahgupuk
Shishmaref & Anchorage, Alaska
1911-2001
Please use the below links to view the ahgupuk galleries, yesteryear souvenirs along with greeting & note card pages
Welcome to the George Ahgupuk Art Gallery 5, please scroll down to view art
From the Bellows collection
Ahgupuk originals – Eskimo blanket toss with cache and boat in background, art on reindeer skin and Tomcod fishing, art on caribou skin
From the Conwell collection
Ahgupuk original – Alaskan whale hunt and back side is signed Seasons greetings Bessy, Patsy, John cross
From the McKinney collection
Ahgupuk original tundra blanket toss with the sun setting
From the Nedra and Hugh Smith collection
“…it will live in our library for family and friends to enjoy with us”
George Ahgupuk original – eskimo dragging seal
from a private collection
George Ahgupuk pen and ink drawings – Winter Alaskan cache and Eskimo woman with fine fur parka tomcod fishing with color highlights
From the Herrick collection
Featured in the Lutheran Companion, December 15, 1954, author of article, Virginia Herrick, a Lutheran Eskimo hunting in the Arctic
From the Southwest Washington Synod – ELCA
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Ahgupuk original – map of Alaska with “LIFE” and a christian cross
The Cross is a primary and central symbol in Lutheranism, representing Christ’s sacrifice for the forgiveness of sins. The oil lamp is used in various contexts to symbolize Christ as the “Light of the World”
From the Fletcher collection
Ahgupuk original Alaskan cabin scene with huskies
From the LeBlanc collection
Ahgupuk original Alaskan Arctic polar bear with seal
From the Sweeney collection
“Artist of Shishmaref” by Anne Woods, The Alaska Sportsman, October, 1957, page 17
Ahgupuk originals ~ Eskimos tomcod fishing & Alaskan winter cabin scene
The above Ahgupuk artwork are the original pieces featured in the article.
We would like to thank the Ardans family for allowing us to preserve our family history and bring these two pieces back into the family.