"An Old Fashioned Christmas and a Happy Prosperous New Year," 1951

George Twok Aden Ahgupuk (1911-2001), an Inupiat artist from Shishmaref, Alaska, began his artistic career during a several-month hospital stay in 1934. Ahgupuk's artwork of Native Alaskan life became widely known years later through a developing friendship with fellow artist and illustrator Rockwell Kent. Kent also encouraged him to illustrate Christmas cards. Ahgupuk did and explored other commercial ventures that documented native life.