Fred E. Sander (Fred Everett Sander), Non-Indian, 1854-1921 Search this
Seller agent:
George Louis Berg (G. L. Berg), Non-Indian, 1868-1941 Search this
Donor:
Sonia Grodka Blumenthal (Sonia Dorothy Grodka), Non-Indian Search this
Harry W. Blumenthal, Non-Indian, 1924-2013 Search this
Object Name:
Kayak paddle
Media/Materials:
Wood
Techniques:
Painted
Object Type:
Watercraft and accessories
Place:
Bristol Bay; Bristol Bay Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Collection History:
Collected between 1894 and 1907 by Captain Dorr F. Tozier (1843-1926, associated with the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service); Tozier's collection was purchased in 1909 by the Washington State Art Association (Seattle, Washington); when the Association defaulted on its payments for the collection in 1916, it became the property of the Seattle Land Improvement Company, owned by Fred E. Sander (1854-1921); in 1917, George Louis Berg (1868-1941, director of the Washington State Art Association) negotiated on Fred Sander’s behalf to sell the collection, which was purchased that year by MAI using funds donated by MAI’s Board of Trustees; removed from the MAI collection at an unknown date; formerly in the collection of Helen Pep Grodka (1898-1982, an artist and Native American art enthusiast); donated to MAI in 1982 by Helen Pep Grodka's daughter and son-in-law, Sonia Grodka Blumenthal and Harry W. Blumenthal (1924-2013).
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