Robert James Schoppert

(American | Tlingit (born 1947, died 1992))

Artist Robert James "Jim" Schoppert (1947-1992) drew inspiration and influence from his Tlingit (Native Alaskan) heritage. He created paintings, carvings, and other artworks that articulate Native Alaskan traditions and identities, while pushing into modernism and abstraction. Schoppert attended Anchorage Community College, before earning a Bache