Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from An Art Perspective of the Historic Pacific Northwest: From the Collection of Dr. And Mrs. Franz R. Stenzel, Portland, Oregon; Exhibited at Montana Historical Society, August 1963, Eastern Washington, State Historical Society, September 1963
Alfred was the younger brother of the well-established painter, Frederick S. Agate, who became one of his art teachers. After completing. His art training in the, east and after his election to the National Academy of Design in 1831, Alfred Agate was engaged to serve as chief artist for the Wilkes Expedition in 1838. Seven ships and a thou sand men, including scientists and experts of all types, were provided to make a round-the-world exploration and most significantly to explore for the first time the Pacific Coast from Alaska to the tip of southern California. The United States government published twenty-six large folio volumes reporting on every aspect of the expedition and illustrated profusely. Many of the most important views along the west coast were those credited to Agate. In 1842 Agate returned to Washington, D.C., working for the Bureau of Engraving rendering his drawings into illustrations for the voluminous report until his death four years later.
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