360 results for: Visual Arts
Drawing of the Seattle towboat "Stimson" in 1966 by Hewitt Jackson, 1967
Hewitt Jackson (1914-2007) was a seaman, marine draftsman, and artist. He is best known for his maritime drawings of ships that sailed the Puget Sound and Pacific Northwest. The MOHAI collection contains seven of Hewitt's works. This particular drawing features the Stimson tug and towboat which was built in 1914 to haul lumber for the Stimson Mill Company in the…
ID Number:1967.4194.1
Date:1967
Oil portrait of Florence Aurelia Henry by Harriet Foster Beecher, 1904
Florence Aurelia Henry (1886-1904) was born in Minnesota to Susan and Horace Henry. Horace brought his family to Seattle to build the Northern Pacific Railroad and he soon became a wealthy man. Tragically, Florence became deathly ill while attending school in Massachusetts and died of appendicitis. Horace, being one of the original Seattle Golf and County Club members, was able…
ID Number:1967.4235.4
Date:1904
Oil portrait of Florence Aurelia Henry by Harriet Foster Beecher, 1904
Florence Aurelia Henry (1886-1904) was born in Minnesota to Susan and Horace Henry. Horace brought his family to Seattle to build the Northern Pacific Railroad and he soon became a wealthy man. Tragically, Florence became deathly ill while attending school in Massachusetts and died of appendicitis. Horace, being one of the original Seattle Golf and County Club members, was able…
ID Number:1967.4235.8
Date:1904
Painting of a cabin in the woods by Emily Inez Denny, ca. 1870-1915
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. Emily’s father, David Denny, supported her artistic aspirations and frequently brought home printing paper from…
ID Number:1967.4326.13
Date:Circa 1870-1915
Plaster bust of Reverend Mark A. Matthews, D.D., made ca. 1960s
Reverend Mark Matthews was pastor of First Presbyterian Church at 7th and Spring in the early 1900s. The reverend, who was in favor of Prohibition, led a congregation that became the largest Presbyterian group in the United States.
ID Number:1968.4333.1
Date:Circa 1960
Oil painting, "The Denny Farmhouse in the Swale," by Emily Inez Denny, 1906
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. Emily's parents, David Denny and Louisa Boren married in 1853 in Seattle and lived in…
ID Number:1968.4387.1
Date:1906
Oil painting of Mount Rainier by Emily Inez Denny, 1903
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. Emily’s father, David Denny, supported her artistic aspirations and frequently brought home printing paper from the newspaper…
ID Number:1968.4427
Date:1903
Oil portrait of William D. Hofius by William S. Sutton, ca. 1900
William Hofius (1852-1912) came to Seattle around 1897 from Los Angeles, California, in partnership with William Pigott to benefit from the Klondike Gold Rush by selling railway equipment and supplies, steel, and machinery. In 1906, Hofius and Pigott parted ways and the company became known as Hofius Steel and Equipment Company. The artist, William S. Sutton was born in Ohio…
ID Number:1968.4472.1
Date:Circa 1900
Oil portrait of Mrs. William D. Hofius by W.S. Hutton, ca. 1900
Mrs. William D. Hofius (1873-1908) was born and married to her husband in Colorado. They came to Seattle around 1897 from Los Angeles, California, and William partnered with William Pigott, benefitting from the Klondike Gold Rush by selling railway equipment and supplies, steel, and machinery. In 1906, Hofius and Pigott parted ways and the company became known as Hofius Steel…
ID Number:1968.4472.2
Date:Circa 1900
Scrimshaw carving on ivory walrus tusk, undated
This scrimshaw piece was donated anonymously and the date is unknown. The etchings depict hunters in a baidarka and one in a kayak chasing seals, fish, a whale, and other marine life.
ID Number:1969.4596.6
Date:Before 1950