360 results for: Visual Arts
Landscape painting of Mount Rainier by A.L. Fonda, 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:1976.6289.47
Date:Circa 1900
Painting of a sunrise over Lake Union by Anna L. Fonda, ca. 1891-1915
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:1976.6289.48
Date:Circa 1891-1915
Original drawing depicting Lake Washington Boulevard and shoreline in Seattle by A. G. McGraney, 1910
This wash drawing, signed by local artist A.G. McGraney on 2/14/1910, shows an early auto route along the shores of Lake Washington. The first affordable, assembly-line made automobile, the Ford Model T, was first produced in 1908, so this road is an early adoption of this new form of travel.
ID Number:1977.6499.1
Date:1910
Painting of a forest scene with Douglas fir trees by Edgar Forkner, ca. 1900-1930
Edgar Forkner (1867-1945) was known for his landscapes, harbor views, and still life works. Originally from Illinois and the East Coast, Forkner came to Seattle where the scenery appealed to him as shown in this deep, multi-layered depiction of a Pacific Northwest forest.
ID Number:1979.6772.3
Date:Circa 1900-1930
Hide painting of Kikisoblu (Princess Angeline) by Carrie Monroe (C.M.) Gilbert, ca. 1900-1915
Kikisoblu (Princess Angeline), also known in Lushootseed as Kikisoblu, Kick-is-om-lo, or Wewick, was the eldest daughter of Chief Si'ahl (Chief Seattle). She was born around 1820 and lived until she was in her mid-seventies. This portrait is reproduced from a photograph. The artist, Carrie Monroe Gilbert (1871-1956), lived in Oregon and was known for her portraits of Indigenous people of…
ID Number:1980.6980.1
Date:Circa 1900-1915
Model totem pole made by Ralph Bennett, ca. 1980
Ralph Alfred Bennett, Goo la'Slacoon, (b.1949) is a local carver and his name translated means "Abalone Fingers." He is fifth generation woodcarver from the Haida tribe in British Columbia. The eagle, bear, and beaver featured in this model totem pole are representative of Bennett's Haida heritage.
ID Number:1980.7110.1
Date:Circa 1980
Painted map made by Adolph P. Wagner circa 1900-1920 and featuring an aerial view of Seattle in 1855-1856
On the morning of January 26, 1856, the "Battle of Seattle" began when Native Americans raided the white settlement in what is now known as Seattle. Previously warned of the attack, most settlers had barricaded themselves in a blockhouse. The attackers were driven off by artillery fire. The battle was the penultimate event in a series of armed conflicts, known…
ID Number:1981.7184.1
Date:Circa 1900-1920
Model kayak made by native Alaskan artist, ca. 1900
This model kayak, made of leather from a seal or other marine animal, is part of a large collection of native American and native Alaskan materials collected by Fred Anhalt and donated to MOHAI. Frederick Anhalt (1896-1996) was a Seattle builder who constructed more than forty buildings in this city between 1925 and 1942. Three of Anhalt's buildings were given…
ID Number:1981.7357.77
Date:Circa 1900
Collection of Teredo or worm wood mounted as sculpture pieces, ca. 1850-1890
These 565 miniature wooden sculptures were made by shipworm clams otherwise known as the Teredo clam. The clam attaches itself to logs and drills into the interior, not unlike a tunnel-boring machine, creating artistic designs and sculptures in its wake. Often referred to as the "termites of the sea," these creative creatures are a menace to ship's hulls and wooden…
ID Number:1981.7367.94
Date:Circa 1850-1890
Oil painting, "The Saint Paul," by Kathleen Houlahan, ca. 1923-1940
The St. Paul was a three-masted clipper ship built in Maine in 1874. She made several trips around Cape Horn to the west coast of the United States. By 1930, she was no longer a working ship and, in 1934, was turned into a museum docked on the shores of Ballard. Less than a decade later, the St. Paul was…
ID Number:1983.14.1
Date:Circa 1923-1940