Catalog - Enigmatic House Planks of the April River Clans An early still life by

An early still life by famed La Conner artist Clayton James

A whimsical pencil sketch on paper most likely done at her Oakville home on the farm with big horn sheep

Morris Graves (1910-2001 Washington) ''Preening Duck'' 1953 Offset Lithograph 20''x30'' Image

thought to represent an offering

Catalog - Enigmatic House Planks of the April River Clans An early still life by28 pages, includes full color photos of the collection. ABOUT THE COLLECTOR Dr. Robert V. Elam, PhD (1937 2015) was a professor of history and anthropology at various colleges and universities from Massachusetts to California for 30 years. He began collecting tribal and folk art in the 1960s and opened his first gallery, Fourth World Art, in 1981. Bob exuded a passion for ethnology and loved sharing comparisons and interpretations of cross cultural