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Stuffed and mounted cougar donated to MOHAI by Eddie Bauer, ca. 1950-1960
Concerned about the region's declining cougar population, Eddie Bauer (1899-1986) donated this stuffed and mounted cougar to the museum in 1965 in what some might consider an ironic gesture today. In the 1960s, the cougar was hunted to near extinction in many areas, and Bauer worried that many might never see one in the wild. Bauer had a lifelong love…
ID Number:1965.3513
Date:Circa 1950-1960
Painting of Mt. Index, by Eustace Ziegler, ca. 1934, with unfinished painting of Mt. McKinley and packhorses on verso
By the beginning of Great Depression, Eustace Ziegler (1881-1969) was an established and successful artist. In 1933, the US government launched an ambitious program of cultural aid including direct aid for artist hard hit by the depression. Ziegler had long advocated government funding for the arts and, in a show of support for the program, he donated this painting to…
ID Number:1966.3848.1
Date:1934
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
Oil painting of Lake Union and Mt. Rainier, ca. 1880-1900
The artist, only known as Mr. Edwards, lived at the north end of Lake Union in the mid to late nineteenth century.
ID Number:1969.4635.3
Date:1880-1900
Framed portion of flag carried to the top of Mt. Rainier on July 20, 1894, by a Seattle group led by Major Ingraham
In July 1894, Major Edward Sturgis Ingraham led a group of 14 people, including three women, to the top of Mt. Rainier. Ingraham was the first Seattle Public Schools superindendent and experienced mountaineer who scaled Mt. Rainier 13 times.
ID Number:1970.5032
Date:Circa 1894
Souvenir mug with picture of Mt. Rainier and 2nd Avenue, 1895
This Seattle souvenir mug includes images of Mt. Rainier on one side and 2nd Avenue on the other.
ID Number:1971.5226.2
Date:1895
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
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
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 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