#95 • Rie Munoz "Purple Whale" Alaska State Museum Silkscreen Poster

Part of September 2025 Premier Auction (live auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $100.00

Status: Sold

Category: Art

A 1973 Alaska State Museum "29th Annual Alaskan Arts & Crafts Show" poster by Alaska artist Rie Munoz (1921-2015) and Juneau, Alaska artist Jay Crondahl (b.1935). Event was held May 4-5, 1973 at the museum located in Juneau. The poster, officially titled "Purple Whale", depicts a stylized purple bowhead whale above a green ocean. While not much is known about Crondahl, he and his wife Judy were well-known in and around Juneau and spent twenty years running Crondahl's Bed & Breakfast while enjoying art, music, and bicycling. Shrink-wrapped on board measuring approximately 22" x 28" overall, with the poster 20" x 26".