Papers, 1961-1989.

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Papers, 1961-1989.

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Includes over 50 framed and unframed color lithographic prints dating from 1961 to 1989. Contains also materials relating to books and articles by and about the artist including: color proof of 10 illustrations for The oil paintings of Fred Machetanz; galley proofs for The 50 stone lithographs of Fred Machetanz; color separations for front and back covers of The Alaskan paintings of Fred Machetanz; assorted book jackets from Machetanz books; Mill Pond press reprint of "Fred Machetanz, Alaskan artist," The Frontiersman (Dec. 1, 1977); Anchorage Times newspaper clipping (Nov. 16, 1983).

ca. 5 linear ft.

Ohio State University Libraries

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Machetanz, Sara

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Sara Burleson Machetanz (June 25, 1918- ) was born in Johnson City, Tennessee and was educated at East Tennessee State College. She is known for writing books and producing films about Eskimo life in Alaska, working alongside her illustrator husband, Frederick Machetanz (now deceased). From the guide to the Sara Burleson Machetanz papers, 1954-1961, (Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries) Sara Burleson Machetanz (1918- ) was born in John...

Machetanz, Fred, 1908-2002

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Fred Machetanz was born in Kenton, Ohio, on February 20, 1908. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Ohio State University. Machetanz first came to Alaska in 1935 when his uncle Charles Traeger, owner of a trading post in Unalakleet, offered him a free six week trip. He stayed for two years because he was interested in the landscape in Alaska. He next went to New York City with the idea of illustrating books about Alaska, and was told by publishers that he should write his own. Th...