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Image of Painting of Indigenous person paddling a canoe on Lake Union, ca. 1900

Painting of Indigenous person paddling a canoe on Lake Union, ca. 1900

Anna L. Fonda (1863-1917) was born in New York and settled in the Tacoma/Seattle area around 1892. She is best known for her landscapes and still-life works.
ID Number:1973.5723
Date:Circa 1900
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Pencil drawing of "SS Virginia V" at sea by David Cabitto, 1966-1973

The steamship Virginia V was once part of the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet of small passenger and freight carrying ships that traveled the islands and ports of this region from the late 19th to early 20th centuries. The steamship is still operational today and is docked just outside MOHAI on Lake Union. Artist David Cabitto (1938-2011) was a senior illustrator…
ID Number:1973.5733.1
Date:1966-1973
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Drawing, "Shipbuilding," by Roi Partridge, 1916

Roi George Partridge (1888-1984) was born in Centralia, when Washington was still a territory. His family moved to Seattle in 1892, where his father eventually owned the local newspaper. In 1909, Partridge studied art at the National Academy of Design in New York, then traveled to Munich, Germany, to study etching. He also spent several years in Paris working as…
ID Number:1974.5846.7
Date:1916
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Drawing, "A Bit of Old Seattle. Foot of Cherry Street," by Roi Partridge, 1916

Roi George Partridge (1888-1984) was born in Centralia, when Washington was still a territory. His family moved to Seattle in 1892, where his father eventually owned the local newspaper. In 1909, Partridge studied art at the National Academy of Design in New York, then traveled to Munich, Germany, to study etching. He also spent several years in Paris working as…
ID Number:1974.5846.9
Date:1916
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Painting, "Last of Winter in the Cascades," by Emily Inez Denny, 1896

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 is a wintry scene of the Cascade Mountains that fill the landscape when looking…
ID Number:1974.5903.6
Date:1896
Image of Oil painting of sailboats on Puget Sound by Emily Inez Denny, 1888

Oil painting of sailboats on Puget Sound by Emily Inez Denny, 1888

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:1974.5903.23
Date:1888
Image of Painting of Mt. Rainier by Emily Inez Denny, ca. 1870-1918

Painting of Mt. Rainier by Emily Inez Denny, ca. 1870-1918

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. A woman who thrived on the creation of art, she constantly traveled with a notebook so she…
ID Number:1974.5903.40
Date:Circa 1870-1918
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Watercolor painting, "Last Voyage of the Lumei," 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:1974.5903.44
Date:Circa 1870-1915
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Drawing, "The Tree and the Transit," by Emily Inez Denny, 1889

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:1974.5903.45
Date:1889
Image of Oil portrait of Stephen F. Chadwick, Sr., by unidentified artist, ca. 1965

Oil portrait of Stephen F. Chadwick, Sr., by unidentified artist, ca. 1965

Stephen F. Chadwick, Sr. (1894-1975) was born in Colfax, Washington. He was a practicing attorney in Seattle from 1919 until his retirement, and a longtime member of the American Legion of which he was national commander in 1939. He was also president of the Seattle Historical Society from 1965-1967 at which time this portrait was probably painted. The artist's signature…
ID Number:1975.6126.1
Date:Circa 1965
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