360 results for: Visual Arts
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
Pencil drawing of a sidewheeler at a dock by Emily Inez Denny, ca. 1870-1915
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 as a life-long pursuit. Denny trained with Miss Parsons, Thomas Harrison, and Harriet Beecher. In 1909, she authored and…
ID Number:1984.74.11
Date:Circa 1870-1915
Pencil drawing of a river bend by Emily Inez Denny, ca. 1870-1915
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 as a life-long pursuit. Denny trained with Miss Parsons, Thomas Harrison, and Harriet Beecher. In 1909, she authored and…
ID Number:1984.74.13
Date:Circa 1870-1915
Model for the sculpture of an Alaskan wolf presented at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), 1909
This sculpture model is attributed to Bert Convisar, sculptor and father of the arts patron Anne Gerber. Four large sculptures of animals – the wolf, the water buffalo, the polar bear, and the cougar – were placed at the Geyser Basin, the hub of the AYPE, and were meant to represent the early white settlement days in the Pacific Northwest.
ID Number:1984.141.1
Date:1909
Quileute or Makah twined basket, ca. 1900
This basket is part of a large assortment of Indigenous baskets collected by Clara Young (1890-1983). Young was a schoolteacher in the early part of the 20th century and, from 1914-1915, she taught at a small schoolhouse located on the outer Washington coast near LaPush and Mora. This particular collection represents a time in Northwest Coast basketry when styles changed…
ID Number:1985.40.36
Date:Circa 1900
Makah, Quileute or Quinault necklace from the Clara Young collection, 1915
This necklace featuring Olivella shells found on Washington's coast is part of a large assortment of Indigenous materials collected by Clara Young (1890-1983) when she visited with the local tribes in that area. Young was a schoolteacher in the early part of the 20th century and, from 1914-1915, she taught at a small schoolhouse located on the outer Washington coast…
ID Number:1985.40.44
Date:1915
Doll, "Egypt 1350 B.C." from a set of fashion dolls made by Ada Odenrider, 1985-1986
Ada Odenrider (1896-1993) was a famous doll artist in the Seattle-Tacoma area. She painstakingly hand-made many decorative dolls including this one from a set featuring costumes dating from 1350 BCE Egypt to 1350 CE England. The bodies are hand-painted and hand-made porcelain and the garments feature a wide range of textiles. Odenrider helped found the Seattle Doll & Toy Collectors…
ID Number:1986.13.1
Date:1985-1986