Local Photo Shop
Becoming Center
For Local Artists
When is a photo shop not just
a photo shop? When it becomes
the exhibition and outlet center
for local artists. And that is just
what has occurred in the case of
Kodiak’s only photo shop — Nor
man’s Photo!
Within the past several years
increasing interest on the part of
the public has been shown in the
works of our local artists and
craftsmen. Taking note of this de
velopment, Mrs. Leif Norman,
“Georgia” to her friends, encour
aged local artists with whom she
was acquainted, to display their
creations in the shop. It took some
time for the artists to work up the
self confidence to allow public
showings of their works. But after
several permitted it, others fol
lowed suit until today a number of
Kodiak’s creative and expressive
personalities’ talents and creative
works can be viewed and pur
chased at Norman’s Photo.
This development has made the
shop into a unique center and
agent for local artists.
At most anytime the paintings
and sketches, done in various me
dias, of local artists are available
at the shop.
Among those generally repre
sented by works in the shop are
Lewis White, Margie Wolf, Ardith
Turner, Norman Saxton, Paul
Bond, Wilson Erskine, and the
late Shirley Clark.
The works of other Alaskan art
ists, including Sidney Lawrence,
whose paintings of Mt. McKinley
are highly valued now, also appear
in the selections.
One local artisan, about whom
the Mirror has written several
times recently, is Michael Komm,
whose tiny carved ship models of
fishing craft are now so sought
after that orders must be placed
months in advance.
Another young man whose pain
staking work in assembling intri
cate clipper ship kits is attracting
much local attention, is Brad Fow
ler. Along with the talented Komm,
Fowler has provided the shop with
display models.
Beautiful tanned hair seal pelts
of Norman Nolte are on hand in
the shop and some of these in turn
are used by Mrs. Lou Sexsmith in
her output of original intricate
leatherwork most of which possess
local Kodiak designs.
Jewelry work, particularly items
of such a unique nature as Martha
White’s beautiful crab teeth ear
rings, can be obtained at Norman’s
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McFarland Resigns
Jack McFarland wlio taugnt
school here until he accepted the
post of State Director of Elections
last year, resigned that post May 1.
McFarland said he was quitting
his post to take up commercial
fishing.
No successor will be appointed
until after the start of the fiscal
year beginning July 1, it was an
nounced in Juneau.
Photo, too.
At the moment in the window of
the shop is a boat built inside a bot
tle which was painstakingly con
structed by Nick Nekeferoff who
also is noted for his paintings.
If you are interested in original
works of art and craft done by local
people, Norman’s Photo is the
place to investigate. And if you are
interested in displaying your own
artistic abilities, again Norman’s
Photos the place to do so. Remem
ber, some of these artists are mak
ing good coins in providing the
public with a chance to purchase
their works!
Saturday, May 18
Armed Forces Day
Lieutenant General George W.
Mundy, USAF, Commander in
Chief, Alaska, announced this week
that military installations through
out the State of Alaska will ob
serve Armed Forces Day 1963 on
Saturday, May 18th.
On that day Army, Navy, Air
Force and Marine Corps units of
the Unified Alaskan Command
and elements of the 17th U.S. Coast
Guard District and Alaska National
Guard will hold open house pro
grams to provide Alaskans with the
opportunity to view and inspect
the defense system and military
power of the United States based
in Alaska.
“Power for Peace,” the slogan
adopted in 1963 and used for ten
of the past thirteen Armed Forces
Day observances, will again be the
slogan.
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use them for results.
Receive CPO Rates
James R. Mackie and David B.
Demeaux, attached to Fleet Weath
er Central, Kodiak, have received
notification of their appointments
as Chief Petty Officers in the Navy
rating of Aerographer’s Mate.
Mackie will be appointed in May
and Demeaux in July of this year.
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COMMUNICABLE DISEASE
According to the communicable
disease report of the division of
public health, there were still three
cases of V.D. listed for the Kodiak
area for the week ending April 26.
Otherwise the report indicated Ko
diak residents had a clean bill of
health.
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