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Allen Van Hoecke Photograph Collection, circa 1920-1975
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Van Hoecke, Allan, 1969
- Title
- Allen Van Hoecke Photograph Collection
- Dates
- circa 1920-1975 (inclusive)19201975
- Quantity
- 42 photographs (1 box)
- Collection Number
- PH2017-067
- Summary
- Photographs of Allen Van Hoecke's sculptures displayed at various sites
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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No restrictions on access.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Allen Van Hoecke was born in Belgium on February 22, 1892. After immigrating to the United States, he served in World War I and worked in logging camps in Washington and Oregon until the 1950s. For the last twenty years of his life, he worked nights at the Chehalis Packing Co. and as a wood carver out of his apartment in Chehalis, Washington. He had been taught the art of wood carving by his father, a cabinet maker, during his childhood in Belgium. As one of his projects, he carved four-foot-high wooden carvings for each of the libraries in Lewis County. He died at the Veteran’s Hospital in Vancouver on January 23, 1970. Van Hoecke is buried at the Willamette National Cemetery in Portland, Oregon.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Photographs of Van Hoecke's sculptures, in Longview, WA, in the VA Hospital, in Chehalis, and libraries in Lewis County. His works were also displayed in exhibits and shows. Also included is one photograph of Van Hoecke next to his sculpture and one of him at a logging camp.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Restrictions may exist on copying, quotation, or publication. Contact University of Washington Libraries Special Collections for details.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)