| Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| type | Collector | |||||||||||||||||||||
| dates | 1872-1956 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| city | New York City | |||||||||||||||||||||
| state | NY | |||||||||||||||||||||
| other cities | Munich, Germany; Pasadena, CA; La Jolla, CA; | |||||||||||||||||||||
| sex | M | |||||||||||||||||||||
| history |
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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| decades | 1890-1900 1900-1910 1910-1920 1920-1930 1930-1940 1940-1950 1950-1960 |
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| updated | 10/31/2024 13:33:23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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