Historical Marker · No. 926
Sun House
Ukiah, Mendocino County · California
Erected by State Department of Parks and Recreation; Cultural Arts Commission of the City of Ukiah, 1979
The bronze names two authorities and no Pomo people, though the Hudsons' life's work rested on them. Grace Carpenter Hudson numbered some 680 paintings, most of them portraits of Pomo neighbours, and in an 1895 interview described catching infants for her pictures without their mothers' knowledge. John Hudson gathered baskets for eastern museums and worked with Pomo consultants such as Tom Mitchell; his notes later yielded the Northern Pomo name of Frog Woman Rock. The house and some 30,000 objects went to the City of Ukiah as the Grace Hudson Museum.
What the plaque says
Sun House This house, constructed in 1911-12, is a unique craftsman style redwood building which incorporates northwestern Indian designs into its architecture. The Sun House was designed by George Wilcox and John W. and Grace Carpenter Hudson. Dr. Hudson was a recognized authority on American Indians, and especially California's Pomo Indians. Mrs. Hudson, an outstanding artist, became widely known for her paintings of Pomo life. California Registered Historical Landmark No. 926 Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the Cultural Arts Commission of the City of Ukiah, October 13, 1979.
Where it stands
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More markers nearby
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