Sophia Buddenhagen Art

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Notan designs by Sophia Buddenhagen

I first became interested in Dr. Frederick A. Cook and his legacy around the time I painted his portrait in 2007. On my dad’s side, through my grandmother’s line, he is part of our family story, and exploring that connection through art felt like a way to understand him beyond just a name. Frederick A. Cook was an American physician turned explorer, one of those people who looked at a frozen horizon and thought, yes, I’m going there. He joined Arctic and Greenland expeditions