Gunnar Mathiesen Thielst

Andre Begivenheder og Egenskaber:

• Udvandring: 1 jun. 1927
• Beskæftigelse: 1930; Gartner
• Beskæftigelse: 1940, Santa Barbara, Californien, USA; Kunsthåndværker; Adresse:
  2219 Chapala Street, Santa Barbara
• Bopæl: 1950, Santa Barbara, Californien, USA; Adresse:
  2219 Chapala Street, Santa Barbara

Notater:

Levned:
… found in Gunnar Thielst the support she needed to keep the infrastructure of the estate on an even keel. …. The projects that Thielst accomplished for Madame Walska ranged from the sublime to the mundane. One that he was particularly proud of was the creation of the zodiac symbols that marked the hours on the horticultural clock. He spoke of them as “one of my best jobs.” And because some of them were stolen repeatedly, he was required to craft them more than once. His other accomplishments were to paint the custom cushions in the theatre garden, giving them an antique patina, and mount and frame many of the tile murals. Interspersed with these artistic endeavors were the chores of patching leaky roofs, plastering and painting walls in various buildings, hanging stained glass and Tibetan banners in the house, mending broken umbrellas crafting stands to hold the bronze cranes in the pond and much more …
Thielst, a native of Denmark, immigrated to California in 1927 and by the late 1930s had established an ornamental ironwork shop in El Paseo (later relocated to Milpas Street). Though his specialty was wrought iron, he did other odd jobs and even held a taxidermist’s license. … During World War II, Thielst was called on to teach welding skills to Navy recruits, and he spent some months inspecting the welding and laying of 480 miles of gas pipeline just below the Arctic circle. It was around this time he completed his first project for Madame Walska repairing pictures that were made of semi-precious stones. Another customer, who had taken similar work to him before, had referred Madame Walska to Thielst. She had also been forewarned that Thielst was a bit eccentric and that only “if he likes you, he lets you in.”


Udvandring:
Mathiesen Thielst, Gunnar, 23, Farmlab, (Nearest relative), father o. Thielst, 22 Jathrinevej Hellerup, (final destination) Col. Solvang, (contact) friend E. Kristensen, Atterdag Coll.Solvang, Col., (length of stay) Ever, (Health) Good, 5' 10", Fair, Blond hair, Blue eyes.

Beskæftigelse:
US Census 1930, 1416 Garden street, Santa Barbara: Thielst, Gunnar, Head, 25 (Age when Married) 25, Denmark (Begge forældre Denmark), (Immigration) 1927 PA, Gardner, Private. Med ægtefælle Thielst, Elsie, Wife-H, 23 (Age when Married) 22, California (Forældre Iowa, California.

Beskæftigelse:
2219 Chapala Street, Santa Barbara (ejendomsvurdering 5000): Thielst, Gunnar M, Head, 35, Denmark, Crafsman, Wholesale Iron worker. Med ægtefælle Thielst, Elise F, Wife, 33, California, og børn Thielst, Wolle M., Son 2, California, Thielst, Westly 0, Son, 8/12, California.

Bopæl:
Ved indrejse fra København til New York med SK911. Da amerikansk statsborger.
Bopæl ifl. biografi "The Red Cottage", Lotusland

Gunnar blev gift med Elisie Frances Corder i 1929. Elisie blev født den 21 okt. 1906 i Los Angeles, Californien, USA; døde den 25 apr. 2000. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

Familie/Ægtefælle/Partner: Nulevende. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

Familie/Ægtefælle/Partner: Nulevende. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]