#24 • Fred Machetanz "Heritage Of Alaska" Print Signed by Alaska's First 5 Governors

Part of January 2026 Art Auction (timed auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $900.00

Status: Sold

Category: Art

A signed and numbered 305/950 print by the late Alaska artist Fred Machetanz (1908-2002), with signatures from the first five Governors of the State of Alaska - William A. Egan (1959-1966, 1970-1974), Walter J. Hickel 1966-1969, 1990-1994), Keith H. Miller (1969-1970), Jay Hammond (1974-1982), and Bill Sheffield (1982-1986). The work, "Heritage of Alaska" depicts Mt. McKinley, or "Denali" as the Alaska Natives called it from their earliest migrations; Captain Cook was one of the first explorers to comment on it. Rising to the sky almost four miles from sea level it has been an inspiration to all who have seen it. Prospectors and trappers have always used it as a guide or bearing, and the Chulitna River at its base was an early route for prospectors. In this painting, it is fall, and an old Sourdough prospector-trapper is out with his three trusty malamute and husky pack dogs. He could be looking for ore samples before freeze-up or re-stocking caches along his trapline, or both, but right now they are taking a well-deserved rest above the treeline on a sunny autumn day. In addition to the esteemed Governors' signatures, the print is numbered lower left and signed lower right by the artist in graphite. Includes the original Mill Pond Press information about the the artist and artwork en verso. Matted and framed, it measures approximately 42" x 28.5" overall with a sight view of 33.25" x 19.25".