Kodiak Artist Receives New Honors
Mrs. Eudora MacDonald Preston,
Kodiak artist, has been named a
fellow in the International Insti
tute of Arts and Letters.
The non-profit organization,
formed in 1907 in Switzerland, has
a fellow membership limited to
1,760. Few women have been
elected. Fellows are chosen on the
basis of “notable achievements in
arts, letters, sciences and other
fields of culture.” Membership in
cludes prominent authors and art
ists throughout the world.
The object of the institute is
“International cooperation in culti
vation and promotion of arts, let
ters and sciences.”
Mrs. Preston is the first Alaskan
to be honored by the Institute, al
though Danny Pierce, University
of Alaska visiting Carnegie art pro
fessor, is a fellow. Mrs. Preston is
known for her paintings of native
Eskimo and Indian life, and por
traits of the people.
She recently returned from
Southeastern Alaska where she
visited many native villages gather
ing material for forthcoming paint
ings. She has been commissioned
to do a series of historical paint
ings for Ellis Air Lines, of Ketchi
kan.
The Prestons have resided here
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for the past three and one-half
years. Her husband, Douglas, is
City Clerk here. They formerly re
sided in Fairbanks, where he was
with the Northern Commercial Co.
He served a term as mayor of Fair
banks.
Mrs. Preston has had many Alas
kan showings as well as on the
West coast of the United States.
Her last exhibit was at the New
Washington in Seattle two years
ago.
Mrs. Preston has been teaching
art at the Kodiak high school for
the past two years.
Court Cases
Waston C. Snipes was fined in
Magistrates Court this week the
sum o' $15 for speeding.
Tn other cases appearing on the
Court docket, Stephan Andrews
was sentenced to five days on a
charge of being drunk and disor
derly; Daniel Valley was fined $50
and sentenced to 30 days, sus
pended, on a charge of a minor pro
curing liquor; Dwight L. Schardein
$100 and his driver’s license rec
ommended. be suspended for 30
days; arrested on a vagabond
charge, Gerald J. Earl was fined
$JCn and sentenced to 30 days, both
suspended.
In three other cases, John F.'
Bryant, arrestee! on a drunk
charge, forfeited bail of $25 as did
Paul Bayou, who was arrested on
a similar charge. Trial of Robert
J. Morton, arrested for operating
a motor vehicle while under the in
fluence of liquor, was turned over
to the State.
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