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Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956

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dates 1872-1956
city New York City
stateNY
other citiesMunich, 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.
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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