A piece of Alaska Native art on loan to the Juneau International Airport has been stolen.
The Juneau Empire reports (http://is.gd/PUtcdH) the silkscreen painting of a bald eagle, representative of the Tlingit Eagle Clan, on a yellow cedar plaque was stolen last week. It had been on display on a wall in the first-floor waiting room in the airport’s old wing.
The artwork simply hung from a nail on the wall.
The piece has a value of about $125, but it holds sentimental value for Richard Poor, who loaned the artwork to the airport. He was good friends with the artist, the late Jim Osborne.
A sister piece of a raven, representative of the Tlingit Raven Clan, remains on display at the airport.
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Information from: Juneau (Alaska) Empire, http://www.juneauempire.com
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