STOKES, Frank Wilbert, American artist; b. Nashville, Tenn. He was educated at Phil adelphia, Pa.; studied music under Prof. Hugh Clark of the University of Pennsylvania, and art under Eakins, at Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts. •In Paris he studied art under Gerome at Ecole des Beaux Arts; also at Cclorni's under Raphael Collin and Academy Julien under Boulanger and Lefevre. He lived four years at Etampes, Pas-du-Calais; exhibited at Salon Societe-des-Artistes Francais for four years; returned to United States in 1891; in 1892 accompanied Peary Relief Expedition for Scribners Magazine; in 1893 was artist member of Peary's North Greenland Expedition, 17 months in Bowdoin Bay, Greenland, building a studio and painting from natives and nature. Remained in Philadelphia until 1900 then going to New York City in 1901 joined the Swedish Antarctic Expedition under Dr. Otto Nor denskjold, at Buenos Aires, Argentine, remained about eight and one-half months painting from nature as member of the '
the above expeditions, in order to be inde pendent and do his special work. Lectured and exhibited at various places, in the United States and Canada, London, England, and exhibited paintings at Salon of Societe Nationale des Beaux Arts; lectured before Societe de Geog raphic de Paris, also before Societa Geografica Italiana, Rome, Italy, before the king and queen. Awarded Prix Alphonse de Montyot silver medal by the Societe de Geographie de Paris. Painted and completed in 1909 a series of mural decorations for Eskimo Hall of the American Museum of Natural History of New York, on legends and the life of the Eskimo. His publications include essays in