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Although
born on Staten Island, Belmore Browne is most associated
with Alaska and Western Canada. His early life as a
specimen collector for the American Museum of Natural
History ensured his reputation among hunters. His three
pioneering attempts at climbing Mt. McKinley in 1906,
1910, and 1912 and his near success in his last attempt
-- stormed off 125 feet from the summit -- secure his
inclusion in the history of mountaineering.
Belmore
Browne is, however, best known as an artist. He studied
at the New York School of Art and at the Academie Julian
in Paris. He was elected an Associate National
Academician in 1928.
Known primarily for his
superior mountain landscapes in the Banff area, where he
made his home between the world wars, Browne also did
wonderful animal paintings and a few Alaskan paintings.
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