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Portrait of Marian Louise Gommesen, 1935
Oil on canvas 26 x 21 inches
MIFP1842
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ALTEN, MATHIAS J., 1871-1938
Portrait of Marian Louise Gommesen, 1935
Oil on canvas
26 x 21 in. (66.04 x 53.34 cm)
Signed/dated: M. Alten/1935 upper right
On September 7, 1932, Ms. Gommesen was awarded the title of "Miss Michigan" at the contest
held at
the Michigan State Fair in Detroit. Among the prizes she received was an automobile and a complete
wardrobe supplied by a Detroit department store.
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Provenance:
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Private collection, a niece by descent
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Marian Gommesen collection
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Bibliography:
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Barbara Siepker, Historic Cottages of Glen Lake (: Leelanau Press, 2008), Pgs 244.
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No author noted, "Grand Rapids Girl is Miss Michigan," Ludington Daily News,
September 8, 1932, pg.
7.
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