Louis Benton Akin (1868–1913) was an American painter and illustrator of the early twentieth century.

[1] In the same year, his talent was discovered by Arizona Railways that funded him to portrait a sketch on Indians to highlight significance of the region as a tourist destination.

[3] For the rest of his life, Akin alternated time between New York City and Arizona, with a few trips to North American wilderness areas.

Akin became known for numerous landscapes of the Grand Canyon, but also painted the Canadian Rockies[4] and Glacier National Park.

Akin died before completing the murals, but his studies were exhibited posthumously in New York and Flagstaff.