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Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956 print view role Collector dates 1872-1956 city New York City state NY other cities Munich, Germany; Pasadena, CA; La Jolla, CA; sex M historical notes Joseph Keppler, Jr., nee Udo (he changed his name in honor of his father after his death) was like his father, Joseph Keppler, 1838–1894, a political cartoonist and art collector. Joseph Keppler Jr. was an Indian activist and an honorary chief of the Seneca nation. Unlike his father's collection of European fine and decorative arts Joseph Keppler Jr.’s art collection focused on Native American art, especially of work from the Iroquoi tribe and decorative objects of the West and Southwest (Navajo weavings). Keppler purchased and resold corn husk dolls, slippers, moccasins, baskets, and other inexpensive items for Native artists. Much of his collection became part of the Heye Foundation’s Museum of the American Indian (for a time he served as vice president) and Charles Fletcher Lummis’s Southwest Museum in Pasadena (where Keppler spent winters). The Southwest Museum moved to Los Angeles and in 2003 merged with Autry Museum of Western Heritage to form The Autry National Center. decades of activity 1890-1900 1900-1910 1910-1920 1920-1930 1930-1940 1940-1950 1950-1960 updated 10/31/2024 13:33:23 bibliographic search Search Frick Art Reference Library Catalog Search Photoarchive Search Worldcat Search Library of Congress Name Authority File (LCNAF) Search Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Search Wikidata Entry Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details University of Virginia Library Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Scrapbook of political cartoons [manuscript], 1896-1898. see details... Houghton Library Harvard Yard, Harvard University Theodore Roosevelt Collection: Political cartoons: Original cartoon drawings, 1896-1942. see details... Cornell University Libraries Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Joseph Keppler Jr. Iroquois papers, 1882-1944. see details... Cornell University Libraries Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Native American publications vertical file, [ca.1960-2000]. see details... The New-York Historical Society Manuscript Department Keppler family papers, 1840-1956. see details... The New-York Historical Society Manuscript Department Joseph Keppler cartoon collection [graphic] see details... see also: Keppler, Joseph, 1838-1894 Heye, George G.(George Gustav), 1874-1957 Lummis, Charles Fletcher, 1859-1928 «  back