Andrew Gronholdt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Andrew Gronholdt

Aleut-Danish woodworker and bentwood hat-maker from Sand Point, Alaska

Date of Birth: 26-Aug-1915

Place of Birth: Sand Point, Alaska, United States

Date of Death: 13-Mar-1998

Profession: wood carver

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Andrew Gronholdt

  • 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" Gronholdt's woodworking techniques, wood steaming and bending methods, and instructional design methodologies were legendary.

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