As a result of their philanthropic activities, several facilities are named for the Machetanz's including: the football field at Palmer High School, a building at Mat-Su College, a theatre in Wasilla, and Fred & Sara Machetanz Elementary School in Wasilla. Machetanz was also awarded honorary doctorates by the University of Alaska and The Ohio State University. He was named Alaskan of the Year in 1977, and American Artist of the Year in 1981 by American Artist magazine. The works at the show sold quickly, and the success allowed Fred to pursue painting full-time. The turning point in Fred's painting career came on April 21, 1962, when Bob Atwood, editor and publisher of the Anchorage Times, arranged for a one-man show of his paintings. They also made many promotional and lecture tours through the lower 48 states from 1948 through 1960. They published several books together and collaborated on films for Walt Disney, the Territory of Alaska, and Encyclopædia Britannica.
Machetanz married Sara Dunn, a writer, in 1947, and the two settled near Palmer, Alaska in 1951. Posted on 10 June, 2015 7 March, 2016 by eximo. Tagged eXimo, iQuality, PASON, sistemas TESCO. Given the success in its use, company executives worldwide decided to replicate the model in their operations LATAM. After the war, he trained for a short time at the Art Students League in New York, studying lithography under Will Barnet, and then returned to Unalakleet in 1946. In 2011, PASON Argentina acquired Eximo iQuality ®. He rose to the rank of Lieutenant Commander and was responsible for intelligence for the North Pacific Command. Navy and requesting a posting to the Aleutian Islands during World War II. He returned in 1942 after volunteering with the U.S. After leaving Alaska, he spent some time as an illustrator in New York, but longed to return to Alaska. He first came to the territory in 1935, when he traveled to Unalakleet to visit his uncle, Charles Traeger, who ran a trading post there and spent 2 years developing a portfolio of Alaskan scenes. Notations:, plate 4 and printer instructions evident beneath matting.įred Machetanz (Febru– October 6, 2002) was an Alaskan painter and illustrator who specialized in depictions of Alaskan scenes, people and wildlife. Image extends beyond window dimensions beneath matting but is affected by glue. Image in matting window measures 6.5 x 9.25 inches. Ink and color pencil on illustration board. Most American Eskimo Dogs are conservative with strangers, keen of eye and acute of hearing, and serious about their watchdog responsibilities, though not usually progressing to the point of aggression. Illustration from "A Puppy Named Gih", Scribner, 1957, by Sara and Fred machetanz. Without enough activity (physical and mental), this creative thinker becomes bored and mischievous.