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Book, "Mrs. Piggle Wiggle" © 1947, by Betty MacDonald, with illustrations by Richard Bennett
Betty MacDonald (1907-1958) was born in Boulder, Colorado, and her family moved frequently before settling in Seattle. At 18, she married Robert E. Heskett and moved with him to a farm near Port Townsend that lacked both plumbing and electricity, where they raised chickens. She and Hesket separated and, in 1942, Betty married Donald MacDonald and moved to Vashon Island…
ID Number:2006.38.341
Date:1947
Book, "Legends of Paul Bunyan" © 1947 edited by Harold W. Felton with illustrations by Richard Bennett
Richard Bennett (1899-1971) was a nationally known printmaker, illustrator, and painter. He was born in Ireland but grew up just outside Seattle in Washington State, and he also spent time in New York City and Ireland. A leading children's book author and illustrator, he received national recognition for his woodblock prints and engravings. He was close friends with several leading…
ID Number:2006.38.352
Date:1947
Book, "Stevedore" © 1948 by Reed Fulton with illustrations by Richard Bennett
A stevedore is someone who works on the docks to load and unload cargo from ships. This author of this book, Reed Fulton, was a Seattle high school principal, and he had Richard Bennett illustrate his work. Richard Bennett (1899-1971) was a nationally known printmaker, illustrator, and painter. He was born in Ireland but grew up just outside Seattle in…
ID Number:2006.38.358
Date:1948
Print of illustration of workers on the Seattle waterfront, from the book "Stevedore" © 1948 by Reed Fulton with illustrations by Richard Bennett
A stevedore is someone who works on the docks to load and unload cargo from ships. This author of this book, Reed Fulton, was a Seattle high school principal, and he had Richard Bennett illustrate his work. Richard Bennett (1899-1971) was a nationally known printmaker, illustrator, and painter. He was born in Ireland but grew up just outside Seattle in…
ID Number:2006.38.403.152
Date:1948
Print of illustration from the book "Legends of Paul Bunyan" © 2008, edited by Harold Felton with illustrations by Richard Bennett
Richard Bennett (1899-1971) was a nationally known printmaker, illustrator, and painter. He was born in Ireland but grew up just outside Seattle in Washington State, and he also spent time in New York City and Ireland. A leading children's book author and illustrator, he received national recognition for his work and was selected by several authors to illustrate their books.
ID Number:2006.38.403.155
Date:2008
Cover illustration from the book "Legends of Paul Bunyan" © 2008, edited by Harold Felton with illustrations by Richard Bennett
Richard Bennett (1899-1971) was a nationally known printmaker, illustrator, and painter. He was born in Ireland but grew up just outside Seattle in Washington State, and he also spent time in New York City and Ireland. A leading children's book author and illustrator, he received national recognition for his work and was selected by several authors to illustrate their books.
ID Number:2006.38.403.158
Date:2008
Cover illustration from the book "Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle" © 1947, by Betty MacDonald with illustrations by Richard Bennett
Richard Bennett (1899-1971) was a nationally known printmaker, illustrator, and painter. He was born in Ireland but grew up just outside Seattle in Washington State, and he also spent time in New York City and Ireland. A leading children's book author and illustrator, he received national recognition for his work and was selected by several authors to illustrate their books,…
ID Number:2006.38.403.167
Date:1947
Cover illustration from the book "Shawneen and the Gander" © 1937, written and illustrated by Richard Bennett
Richard Bennett (1899-1971) was a nationally known printmaker, illustrator, and painter. He was born in Ireland but grew up just outside Seattle in Washington State, and he also spent time in New York City and Ireland. A leading children's book author and illustrator, he received national recognition for his work and was selected by several authors to illustrate their books.
ID Number:2006.38.403.170
Date:1937
Mannequin, "The WomanCan," used in lectures by Georgie Bright Kunkel, ca. 1970
Activist Georgie Bright Kunkel (1920-2025) renamed this mannequin the "WomanCan,” covering her in a collage of sexist and nonsexist images she found in magazines. In the 1970s, she carted the "WomanCan" around the state, talking to groups about equal rights. "My mother never talked about getting married, never talked to us about getting a man. ‘You have to be independent.…
ID Number:2007.62.1
Date:Circa 1970
Dodge Challenger drag racing car driven by champion racer, Al Young, 1974-2003
Al Young (1946-2022) was a Chinese American Seattle history enthusiast. He worked for the Seattle School District for 35 years as a history teacher and taught auto maintenance to many students. During the 1970s and 1980s, Al spent his weekends traveling to various tracks in the Pacific Northwest and around the United States and competitively race this souped-up Dodge Challenger.…
ID Number:2007.66.1
Date:1970