Robert James Shoppert, a Tlingit Indian artist, was born in Juneau, Alaska in 1947. Schoppert drew his inspiration from Eskimo and Tlingit art traditions, often choosing surreal or contemporary interpretation over the more traditional native style. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Sculpture from the University of Washington and was a visiting Professor of Art at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks. Schoppert was the art coordinator for all the art of the Sheraton Anchorage Hotel. His commissioned works are in many public buildings throughout Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. His work has been exhibited widely and is included in museum collections both in Alaska and outside. Many of his works are prominently displayed in the permanent collection of the Anchorage Museum at Rasmussen Center. He died in Ojai, California in 1992.
