Fred Machetanz
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Fred Machetanz (February 20, 1908 – October 6, 2002) was an Alaskan painter who first came to the territory in 1935, when he traveled to Unalakleet to visit his uncle, Charles Traeger, who ran a trading post there. He returned in 1942 with the U.S. Navy to the Aleutian Islands during World War II, and returned to Unalakleet after the war was over, in 1946. He married Sara Dunn, a writer, in 1947, and the two settled near Palmer in 1951.
Machetanz used a transparent oil glazing technique starting with an ultramarine blue base, and building up layers from there. This gave his works a cool, luminous quality. He was a strong colorist.
He was named Alaskan of the Year in 1977, and American Artist of the Year in 1981 by American Artist magazine.
[edit] Family
Fred and Sara had a son, Traeger, in 1959 who practices law in Washington and Alaska. Through Traeger, Fred and Sara are the grandparents of Alex (b. 1992) and Olivia (b. 1996.)
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Portrait of Fred Machetanz photographed at Sara & Fred's Cabin at High Ridge near Palmer, Alaska Photographed by Kerry Johnson with Sinar 4X5 in TRI-X Film with Tungsten & Ambient lighting
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[edit] External links
- "Biographies: Fred Machetanz". Artique, Ltd.. http://www.artiqueltd.com/artists/bio/artist/92. Retrieved 2008-11-06.
[edit] References
- Woodward, Kesler (2004). A Northern Adventure: The Art of Fred Machetanz.
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