Zachariah Joshua Loussac left his collection of paintings by Sydney Laurence to the city. Now, the Anchorage library is giving the prints away for free.
Molly Roache looks at the free painting she picked out from the Alaska Collection on Thursday.
Now, library staff say they want to make sure the artwork is shared with even more of the city, and they’re distributing the prints to the public. Anchorage Museum Chief Curator Francesca DuBrock said that while Laurence might have perpetuated a mythical, uninhabited view of Alaska, his work is undeniably linked to the state.
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