Andrew Gronholdt | |
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 Andrew Gronholdt holding a chxuusi-x | |
| Born | August 26, 1915 Sand Point, Alaska, Popof Island, United States |
| Died | March 13, 1998 (aged 82) Edmonds, Washington |
| Education | Self-taught |
| Known for | woodworking, chagudax-carving |
| Notable work | "Chagudax: A Small Window into the Life of an Aleut Bentwood Hat Carver" 2012 |
| Movement | Reviving Aleut Bentwood Hat Carving |
| Awards | Shareholder of the Year, Aleut Corporation, 1989 |
| Elected | Board of Directors, Shumagin Corporation, 1972-1974 Board of Directors of the Aleut Corporation, 1977-1998 |
| Patron(s) | Aleut Corporation, Shumagin Corporation, Anchorage International Airport, Anchorage Museum |
| Website | http://www.andrewgronholdt.com/ |
Andrew Gronholdt (26 August 1915 – 13 March 1998) was a famous Aleut from Sand Point, Alaska, in the Shumagin Islands south of the lower Alaska Peninsula and became famous for rejuvenating the ancient Unangan art of carving hunting hats called chagudax. In January 2012, a book was published posthumously by Gronholdt titled "Chagudax: A Small Window into the Life of An Aleut Bentwood Hat Carver"[1] Gronholdt's woodworking techniques, wood steaming and bending methods, and instructional design methodologies were legendary.
- ^ *Gronholdt, Andrew. 2012. "Chagudax: A Small Window into the Life of an Aleut Bentwood Hat Carver". San Francisco: Blurb, Inc.