Image of the North - Orca

"Yukie Adams was born in Hokkaido Japan. She studied art history and oil painting at the Musashino Art College. In 1983 she moved to Anchorage, Alaska where she met and married Alaska Tlingit Henry L. Adams. In 1987 she studied the Northwest Coast Native arts and culture as a new member of the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Adams, Yukie
Other Authors: Given to the University of Washington Libraries by Norman Jenisch Rose and Louise R. Rose
Language:unknown
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Online Access:http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/p16786coll14/id/15
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Summary:"Yukie Adams was born in Hokkaido Japan. She studied art history and oil painting at the Musashino Art College. In 1983 she moved to Anchorage, Alaska where she met and married Alaska Tlingit Henry L. Adams. In 1987 she studied the Northwest Coast Native arts and culture as a new member of the Tlingit family. She moved to Washington State and studied Northwest Coast Indian Design at the University of Washington under Marvin Oliver. She has been creating silkscreen prints, paintings and carvings based on the traditions of the Tlingit heritage." Information supplied by the artist. Yukie Adams' works are in public and private collections in the U.S. and in Japan. This is one of several pieces of Ms. Adams' work donated to the UWB Library by Norman and Louise Rose. Others are "Black Raven," "White Raven," "Hummingbird," "Bronze Work," and "Sound of the Night." studioravensnest@aol.com 2815 72 St NE, Marysville, WA 98271