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Painting of Denny Park before the Regrade by Julius Twohy, 1930-1940
The artist, Julius Twohy (1902–1986), was born in White Rocks, Utah, and was a member of the Ute tribe. He was also known as Land Elk and Two-vy-nah-auche. During the Great Depression, Twohy joined the local Federal Art Project becoming one of the few Indigenous muralists in the country. A member of the Washington Artist’s Union, Twohy exhibited at local…
ID Number:1950.499
Date:1930-1940
Oil painting of Puget Sound near Port Townsend by Harriet Foster Beecher, September 17, 1888
Born in Indiana, Harriet Foster Beecher (1853-1918) traveled to the West Coast to attend the San Francisco School of Design. She moved to Seattle in 1880 and married Captain Herbert Foote Beecher. In 1881, Beecher opened what is thought to be Seattle’s first art studio. She painted Indigenous life in oils and watercolors, portraits of Seattle pioneers, and landscapes. Beecher…
ID Number:1953.303.1
Date:1888
Copper plate etching of the ship Columbia Rediviva in 1792, by Joe Knowles, ca. 1930
Joe Knowles (1869-1942), was born in Maine but came to Seaview, Washington, in 1917. He was described as a sailor, newspaper illustrator, lecturer, author, motion picture producer and actor, showman, nature tamer, Boy Scout councilor and artist of etchings, water colors, and oils. This first edition copper plate etching print features the ship, Columbia Rediviva, captained by explorer Robert Gray…
ID Number:1955.970.87
Date:Circa 1930
Painting, "Panoramic View of the Olympic Mountains," by Emily Inez Denny, 1894
The daughter of one of Seattle’s founding families, Emily Inez Denny (1853 – 1918) was both a painter and writer. Greatly influenced by seeing the drawings of Sarah Willoughby as a student at the Washington Territorial University, she took on painting as a life-long pursuit. This painting is a grandly romantic view of native people in a pristine landscape. Five…
ID Number:1959.1762.3
Date:1894
Vignette of Mt. Rainier, painted and exhibited at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), 1909
This piece was made by Mrs. Addie V. Hoxie, who was born in Pennsylvania and came to Seattle around 1898. She worked at several department stores including The Bon Marché where she was employed in the Art Department. Mrs. Hoxie exhibited a silk thread work at the Chicago World's Fair in 1893, and devoted her life to teaching silk thread…
ID Number:1960.2021.3
Date:1909
Painting of a forest scene on concave surface, ca. 1909
The daughter of one of Seattle’s founding families, Emily Inez Denny (1853 – 1918) was both a painter and writer. Greatly influenced by seeing the drawings of Sarah Willoughby as a student at the Washington Territorial University, she took on painting as a life-long pursuit. In her 1909 book, "Blazing the Way," Denny writes: “Very tall and grand the firs…
ID Number:1960.2033
Date:Circa 1880-1910
Ornate brass statue lamp, "Reveil de la Nature" by Auguste Moreau, ca. 1900
This ornate lamp is from the home of Max Ragley (1861-1933), an early 20th century Seattle pharmacist and druggist who operated the Max Ragley Drug Company in downtown Seattle in the early 20th century. The historic home known as the Max Ragley house was built for him in 1907 at 1625 13th Avenue by architect Thomas L. West. The artist…
ID Number:1961.2309.1
Date:Circa 1900
Painting of Mt. Rainier by Annie M. Nelson, ca. 1900-1920
The Nelson family, including son Carl immigrated from Denmark and homesteaded in 1877 in what is now downtown Kirkland, Washington. Carl became a dentist and eventually met and married Annie (Matthews) Nelson in 1889, and they had a son Stanley. A note from the donor states that her aunt Annie painted this landscape from a photograph given to the Nelson…
ID Number:1961.2335
Date:Circa 1900-1920
Hiking outfit, ca. 1920s
This two-piece ensemble includes a pair of short pants or knickers—a new option for women’s hiking clothing in the late 1910s and early 1920s. The pockets are functional, and a roomy cut in the seat makes for easy movement. The knickers have a label for a local maker “Queen City, Seattle.” In the 1920s, women’s fashion made revolutionary steps. The…
ID Number:1961.2417.7C782
Date:Circa 1920
Blue and white souvenir tumbler, ca. 1909
This tumbler is a Seattle souvenir, likely from the time of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) of 1909. The AYPE publicized the development of the Pacific Northwest and positioned Seattle as a gateway to Alaska and the Pacific Rim. This tumbler includes three important sites and views from around Seattle: Mount Rainier, Snoqualmie Falls, and the Totem pole at Pioneer Square.…
ID Number:1962.2652.3
Date:Circa 1909