She was a member of the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra from 1953-1983
Daughter: Kathleen Kella Ferris
Son: John Kella Jr.
Source: The Honolulu Advertiser (Honolulu, Hawaii)
18 Mar 2000, Sat . Page 8
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Photo of Polly as a child can be seen at:
www.washingtonhistory.org/collections/item.aspx?irn=120060&record=3
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Polly Kella devoted herself to father's place in history
By Carole Beers
Seattle Times staff reporter
Polly Jane Curtis Kella, a classical musician who worked to secure a place in history for her father, photographer Asahel Curtis, was as spirited in her pursuit of success as her father had been reticent.
She and her sister Betty sometimes helped him run down debts. After his death in 1941, they promoted his work in an informal way. From the 1940s through the 1970s, Mrs. Kella, a violinist, pursued her own career in music in Seattle and Hawaii.
But in the 1980s, Mrs. Kella returned to Seattle from Hawaii, where she had played with the Honolulu Symphony, to re-establish her father's reputation as a major chronicler of Northwest history.
Asahel Curtis' photographic work was overshadowed by that of his brother, Edward S. Curtis, chronicler of American Indians, despite his countless Northwest photographs and his namesake wayside area at Snoqualmie Pass.
Mrs. Kella died Friday (March 10) of a ruptured aneurysm. She was 80. Born in Seattle, she attended the old Broadway High School and studied music at what is now Cornish College of the Arts.
She spent childhood summers at a Yakima apple orchard that her father bought and dubbed "The Ranch." He used it as a base while he photographed the building of railroads and damming of rivers.
Mrs. Kella gave violin recitals and chamber-music concerts in Seattle. She also formed a piano trio and played for the Alaska Steamship Line. At sea she met John Kella, whom she married in 1942
Source:
http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20000315&slug=4010194
Daughter: Kathleen Kella Ferris
Son: John Kella Jr.
Source: The Honolulu Advertiser (Honolulu, Hawaii)
18 Mar 2000, Sat . Page 8
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Photo of Polly as a child can be seen at:
www.washingtonhistory.org/collections/item.aspx?irn=120060&record=3
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Polly Kella devoted herself to father's place in history
By Carole Beers
Seattle Times staff reporter
Polly Jane Curtis Kella, a classical musician who worked to secure a place in history for her father, photographer Asahel Curtis, was as spirited in her pursuit of success as her father had been reticent.
She and her sister Betty sometimes helped him run down debts. After his death in 1941, they promoted his work in an informal way. From the 1940s through the 1970s, Mrs. Kella, a violinist, pursued her own career in music in Seattle and Hawaii.
But in the 1980s, Mrs. Kella returned to Seattle from Hawaii, where she had played with the Honolulu Symphony, to re-establish her father's reputation as a major chronicler of Northwest history.
Asahel Curtis' photographic work was overshadowed by that of his brother, Edward S. Curtis, chronicler of American Indians, despite his countless Northwest photographs and his namesake wayside area at Snoqualmie Pass.
Mrs. Kella died Friday (March 10) of a ruptured aneurysm. She was 80. Born in Seattle, she attended the old Broadway High School and studied music at what is now Cornish College of the Arts.
She spent childhood summers at a Yakima apple orchard that her father bought and dubbed "The Ranch." He used it as a base while he photographed the building of railroads and damming of rivers.
Mrs. Kella gave violin recitals and chamber-music concerts in Seattle. She also formed a piano trio and played for the Alaska Steamship Line. At sea she met John Kella, whom she married in 1942
Source:
http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20000315&slug=4010194
She was a member of the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra from 1953-1983
Daughter: Kathleen Kella Ferris
Son: John Kella Jr.
Source: The Honolulu Advertiser (Honolulu, Hawaii)
18 Mar 2000, Sat . Page 8
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Photo of Polly as a child can be seen at:
www.washingtonhistory.org/collections/item.aspx?irn=120060&record=3
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Polly Kella devoted herself to father's place in history
By Carole Beers
Seattle Times staff reporter
Polly Jane Curtis Kella, a classical musician who worked to secure a place in history for her father, photographer Asahel Curtis, was as spirited in her pursuit of success as her father had been reticent.
She and her sister Betty sometimes helped him run down debts. After his death in 1941, they promoted his work in an informal way. From the 1940s through the 1970s, Mrs. Kella, a violinist, pursued her own career in music in Seattle and Hawaii.
But in the 1980s, Mrs. Kella returned to Seattle from Hawaii, where she had played with the Honolulu Symphony, to re-establish her father's reputation as a major chronicler of Northwest history.
Asahel Curtis' photographic work was overshadowed by that of his brother, Edward S. Curtis, chronicler of American Indians, despite his countless Northwest photographs and his namesake wayside area at Snoqualmie Pass.
Mrs. Kella died Friday (March 10) of a ruptured aneurysm. She was 80. Born in Seattle, she attended the old Broadway High School and studied music at what is now Cornish College of the Arts.
She spent childhood summers at a Yakima apple orchard that her father bought and dubbed "The Ranch." He used it as a base while he photographed the building of railroads and damming of rivers.
Mrs. Kella gave violin recitals and chamber-music concerts in Seattle. She also formed a piano trio and played for the Alaska Steamship Line. At sea she met John Kella, whom she married in 1942
Source:
http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20000315&slug=4010194
Daughter: Kathleen Kella Ferris
Son: John Kella Jr.
Source: The Honolulu Advertiser (Honolulu, Hawaii)
18 Mar 2000, Sat . Page 8
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Photo of Polly as a child can be seen at:
www.washingtonhistory.org/collections/item.aspx?irn=120060&record=3
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Polly Kella devoted herself to father's place in history
By Carole Beers
Seattle Times staff reporter
Polly Jane Curtis Kella, a classical musician who worked to secure a place in history for her father, photographer Asahel Curtis, was as spirited in her pursuit of success as her father had been reticent.
She and her sister Betty sometimes helped him run down debts. After his death in 1941, they promoted his work in an informal way. From the 1940s through the 1970s, Mrs. Kella, a violinist, pursued her own career in music in Seattle and Hawaii.
But in the 1980s, Mrs. Kella returned to Seattle from Hawaii, where she had played with the Honolulu Symphony, to re-establish her father's reputation as a major chronicler of Northwest history.
Asahel Curtis' photographic work was overshadowed by that of his brother, Edward S. Curtis, chronicler of American Indians, despite his countless Northwest photographs and his namesake wayside area at Snoqualmie Pass.
Mrs. Kella died Friday (March 10) of a ruptured aneurysm. She was 80. Born in Seattle, she attended the old Broadway High School and studied music at what is now Cornish College of the Arts.
She spent childhood summers at a Yakima apple orchard that her father bought and dubbed "The Ranch." He used it as a base while he photographed the building of railroads and damming of rivers.
Mrs. Kella gave violin recitals and chamber-music concerts in Seattle. She also formed a piano trio and played for the Alaska Steamship Line. At sea she met John Kella, whom she married in 1942
Source:
http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20000315&slug=4010194
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