▁( 1 9 2 0 ▁– ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 8 ) ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁trained ▁in ▁an atom y , ▁stone - car ving , ▁and ▁sculpt ure ▁at ▁the ▁New ark ▁Museum , ▁New ark ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁School , ▁and ▁the ▁Stud ents ' ▁Art ▁League ▁through ▁the ▁Works ▁Progress ▁Administration . ▁She ▁married ▁Joe ▁Fe jes ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁and ▁moved ▁with ▁him ▁to ▁Fair b anks , ▁Al aska ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁where ▁her ▁husband ▁took ▁up ▁gold ▁min ing . ▁Fe jes ▁sketch ed ▁and ▁painted ▁Al aska ▁Native ▁people , ▁In up iat ▁and ▁Ath ab asc ans . ▁She ▁also ▁wrote ▁books ▁about ▁her ▁travel s ▁and ▁life ▁in ▁Al aska . ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁Cold ▁Star ry ▁Night : ▁An ▁Al ask an ▁Mem oir . ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁Ep ic enter ▁Press . ▁En uk ▁My ▁Son . ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁P ant he on ▁Books . ▁The ▁E sk imo ▁Story t eller . ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁Ed win ▁S . ▁Hall , ▁illustrated ▁by ▁Cla ire ▁Fe jes . ▁University ▁of ▁Al aska ▁Press . ▁People ▁of ▁the ▁No ata k . ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁Alfred ▁A . ▁Kn opf . ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁re - re leased ▁by ▁Vol cano ▁Press . ▁The ▁Vill agers : ▁Ath ab ask an ▁Indian ▁Life ▁Al ong ▁the ▁Y