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, Archivist

TITLE: Josephine Tom Photograph

COLLECTION NUMBER: B2016.012

OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION

Dates: circa 1970s?

Extent: 1 item

Language and Scripts: The collection is in English.

Name of creator(s): unknown

Administrative/Biographical History:
Josephine Tom (1904-1982) was a Yupik beadworker.

Scope and Content Description:
One black-and-white photograph of Alaska Native artist Josephine Tom making a beaded hat.
Tom is wearing mukluks and lying on a bed with a patchwork plaid quilt. Bowls of beads and
an ulu are visible.

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:
Josephine Tom Photograph, Anchorage Museum, B2016.012

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Acquisition and Appraisal Information
Donated by Gladys Wheeler in July 2016.


SUBJECTS
Tom, Josephine, 1904-1982
Artists—Alaska
Alaska Native artists
Yupik art

Guide written: July 14, 2016