Mountains off in the American West in what looks from now to be a dreamtime but wasn’t. These all being of scenes in Arizona. George Elbert Burr, artist. Living from 1859 to 1939, he was a printmaker and painter, briefly studying at the Chicago Academy of Design.

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"Verde River-- Apache Reservation, Arizona." 1920. Etching.
“Verde River– Apache Reservation, Arizona.” 1920. Etching. Signed and titled in pencil on the lower margin. Image © Swann Auction Galleries. Fair use license. via https://catalogue.swanngalleries.com/Lots/auction-lot/GEORGE-ELBERT-BURR-Verde-River—Apache-Reservation-Arizona?saleno=2532&lotNo=118&refNo=769317
"Superstition Mountain - Apache Trail - Arizona." 1926. Etching.
“Superstition Mountain – Apache Trail – Arizona.” 1926. Etching. Signed “George Elbert Burr” on the lower left. Monogrammed “GB” on the lower right corner of the plate. Titled on the lower right. Image © 2003-2019 Allan J. McIntyre Tucson, Arizona. Fair use license. via https://www.allanmcintyrefineart.com/store/p8/George_Elbert_Burr_%281859-1939%29_%22Superstition_Mountain_-_Apache_Trail_-_Arizona%22_1926%2C_Etching.html#/
"Evening, Arizona." ca. 1930.
“Evening, Arizona.” ca. 1930. Etching. Monogram in the plate on the lower left corner. Signed “George Elbert Burr, Trial Proof” along the lower margin in pencil. Image © 1995-2020 eBay Inc. Fair use license. via https://www.ebay.com/itm/George-Elbert-Burr-Signed-Etching-Evening-Arizona-c-1930-/253640933675

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