REFERENCE CODE: AkAMH

REPOSITORY NAME:
Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center
Bob and Evangeline Atwood Alaska Resource Center
625 C Street
Anchorage, AK 99501
Phone: 907-929-9235
Fax: 907-929-9233
Email: resourcecenter@anchoragemuseum.org

Guide prepared by: Sara Piasecki, Photo Archivist

TITLE: Children of Eek Photographs

COLLECTION NUMBER: B2012.003

OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION

Dates: circa 1969-1970

Extent: 18 items

Language and Scripts: The collection is in English.

Name of creator(s): Paul Forrer, Anchorage Times

Administrative/Biographical History:
Paul Forrer, with his wife Eloise, taught art in Eek, Wainwright, and other rural areas during his
career.

Scope and Content Description:
The collection consists of 21 photographs and other ephemera pertaining to the art class
taught by Paul Forrer in Eek, Alaska, which was the subject of the documentary film, Children
of Eek and their art.

Arrangement:
Not applicable

CONDITIONS GOVERNING ACCESS AND USE

Restrictions on Access: The collection is open for research use.

Physical Access: Original items in good condition


Technical Access: No special equipment is needed to access the materials.

Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use:
The Anchorage Museum is the owner of the materials and makes available reproductions for
research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from the
Anchorage Museum before any reproduction use. The Anchorage Museum does not
necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission
for use may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners.

Preferred Citation:
Children of Eek Photographs, Anchorage Museum, B2012.004

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Acquisition and Appraisal Information
Materials found with accession records for Museum collection 70.135 and transferred to the
archives in March 2012.

Notes:

RELATED MATERIALS
1970.135
B1971.073
B2011.031

SUBJECTS
Forrer, Paul
Art—Study and teaching—Alaska
Alaska Native art—Exhibitions
Eek (Alaska)


Detailed Description of the Collection
1 — Down the hill to the river ice [children outdoors in winter]
 2 — Andrew Petluska [boy in inflatable boat]
 3 — Katy Nicholai [girl outdoors in winter]
4 — The village from up river. Look again! It’s there [photo paper dated Oct. 1969]
 5 — Different angle but look at the sky [photo paper dated Oct. 1969]
6 — Emma dipping fish [girl on dock holding small metal pot; at AFN 2013, girl identified as Emma Carter]
 6b — Same dock, same day. Emma was dipping up little fish, just for fun [sheet on which #6 had been mounted]
 7 — Primary [schoolroom decorated for Christmas]
 7b — The primary room at Christmas. Mural was tempera on wrapping paper. The tree was an alder which we had picked & brought indoors about two weeks earlier. It had green leaves for Christmas [sheet on which #7 had been mounted]
 8 — Angie Carter (age 11) [girl and boys in classroom working on art projects]
 9 — Sally Carter (10 yrs.) [girl sitting in rocking chair at small table working with paint brush] “Eek at Christmas” 9-page, handmade booklet with photos. Note from E[loise Forrer] to Iris on cover. Contains 8 photos:
 10 — Children decorate the chalkboard. That’s Wassilie inspecting it.
 11 — John Henry paints Santa Claus
 12 — Wassilie, Ray and Sally put icycles [sic] on the tree
 13 — Santa has arrived. That’s Timothy White getting his package
 14 — The younger children open their packages
 15 — Here the older children open and inspect things
16 — Here they are eating ice cream at the party [at AFN 2013, four of the eight children identified as, left to right: ?, ? Maryann Hawk, ?, Elena Brown, Martha Foster, ?, Chuna [McIntyre?]]
17 — And here is a little visitor at the party [young child in fur parka. At AFN 2015, parka style identified as St. Lawrence Island]
18 — Paul Forrer & Eek kids [man with children in classroom, looking over art pieces; at AFN 2013, girl left of Forrer identified as Maryann Hawk, boy right of Forrer as Chuna [McIntyre?]]
 19 — Paul Forrer & Eek kids [man with children in classroom]
 19b — From left to right: Mary Ann, Wassilie, Emma, Carl McIntyre, John Henry, Marvin McIntyre, Sally Carter & Sarah Brown looking over Emma’s shoulder. Beginning of a penmanship class [...] [caption sheet with #19]
 20 — Joe Carter [artwork spread out on floor]
 21 — Children of Eek exhibit, spring, 1970. Anchorage Times photograph May 1970 [two women looking at art mounted on walls] - [caption sheet, no photo] Vera Wuya. Katy Henry, knitting before school in the morning - [caption sheet, no photo] Sally Carter Guide updated: November 5, 2015