354 results for: Visual Arts
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
Watercolor drawing, "Bargaining with Indian Traders (at Alki Point in 1851)," 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. This scene was created by the artist based on stories told to her by her…
ID Number:1984.74.1
Date:Circa 1870-1915
Pencil drawing, "The New Cabin Home," 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. A woman who thrived on the creation of art, Emily constantly traveled with a notebook…
ID Number:1984.74.2
Date:Circa 1870-1915
Pencil drawing, "Forsaken (Camp on West Shore of Lake Union)," by Emily Inez Denny, 1876
The daughter of one of Seattle’s founding families, Emily Inez Denny (1853 – 1918) was both an artist and writer. Greatly influenced by seeing the drawings of Sarah Willoughby as a student at the Washington Territorial University, she took on painting and drawing as a life-long pursuit. A woman who thrived on the creation of art, Emily constantly traveled with…
ID Number:1984.74.3
Date:1876
Watercolor painting of a floral study with lilies and dogtooth violets 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. Denny trained with Miss Parsons, Thomas Harrison, and Harriet Beecher. In 1909, she authored and…
ID Number:1984.74.10
Date:Circa 1870-1915