Adney, Tappan, 1868-1950

Edwin Tappan Adney was born in Athens, Ohio in 1868. He attended the New York Art Student's League in 1883 and later studied independently. In 1887 Adney began drawing bark canoes and built his first model. Between 1897 and 1900 Adney traveled Alaska as a correspondent covering the Klondike Gold Rush. His work appeared in a variety of publications--Harper's Weekly, The London Chronicle, and Collier's Weekly--and he published a book based on these experiences, The Klondike Stampede. With the onset of World War I, Adney joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force where he served as a lieutenant in the Royal Canadian Engineers and became a Candian citizen. During his service he designed and built models for training in trench warfare. Following the war, the Adney family relocated to Montreal where Adney dedicated himself to researching and writing on canoes and Native American culture.

From the description of Edwin Tappan Adney papers, 1897-1963. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 56212066