E. A. Burbank (1858-1949)

E. A. Burbank was born in Illinois and attended the Chicago Art Academy and began working as an illustrator for the Northwest magazine of the Northern Pacific Railway, that afforded him the opportunity, for the first time, to see the Rockies, Montana, Idaho, and Washington. He traveled to Germany and, while studying in Munich, met Joseph Henry Sharp and William R. Leigh.

In 1895, he was commissioned to paint portraits of the great Indian leaders of the time. He started in Oklahoma, traveled throughout the West, exhibiting his portraits for the first time in Philadelphia. They created a sensation, and he received great recognition for his work. He continued his constant travels and painting, living for periods in California, New Mexico, and Arizona.

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