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Image of Oil painting of Mount Rainier by Emily Inez Denny, 1903

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
Image of Drawing by Emily Inez Denny entitled,

Drawing by Emily Inez Denny entitled, "Chief Seattle shaking hands with D.T. Denny at site of West Seattle, Sept. 25, '51"

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 was David Denny, who is depicted in this drawing, and one of the…
ID Number:1971.5139.44
Date:1870-1900
Image of Painting,

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 Watercolor painting,

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
Image of Drawing,

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 Watercolor drawing,

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
Image of Pencil drawing,

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
Image of Pencil drawing,

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
Image of Watercolor painting of a floral study with lilies and dogtooth violets by Emily Inez Denny, ca. 1870-1915

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
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