Albert Racine

Albert Batiste Racine, also known as Apowmuckon, or Running Weasel (April 19, 1907 – 1984) was a Blackfoot artist from Browning, Montana in the United States.

[2] Racine studied under German artist Winold Reiss at his summer school at Saint Mary's Lake, Montana.

[2] He also studied art under sculptors Adrien Voisin and John Louis Clarke; and was a student of Edward Everett Hale Jr., and Carl Hertig Sr.[1] Racine first exhibited his work in 1927 and in 1938 created a carving of da Vinci's The Last Supper for the Browning Methodist Church, beginning his career as a wood carver.

[2] Racine created a signature sketch of Napi, whom he envisioned as a skinny figure with a potbelly, large hat, and mischievous smile.

[6] For a few years, Racine operated the Blackfeet Indian and Western Art Gallery in Browning where he sold leatherwork and beadwork by local craftsmen alongside his own sculptures, carvings, and paintings.