354 results for: Visual Arts
Painting by Don Paulson, "Construction of the Columbia Tower," ca. 1985
Don Paulson (1933-2006) was an author, artist, and chronicler of Seattle drag culture. He was born in Seattle and grew up in Auburn and Enumclaw. Paulson was drafted into the U.S. Army at 19 and served for two years during the Koren War. In the early 1960s he went to New York and immersed himself in the Pop Art scene.…
ID Number:2003.16.1
Date:Circa 1985
Glass and steel sculpture by Doris Chase, 1997
Doris Totten Chase (1923-2008) was a leading Northwest artist for almost 50 years and a member of the Northwest School. A native of Seattle, she studied architecture at the University of Washington. She also studied oil painting with Russian émigré artist Jacob Elshin, with Mark Tobey, and with Greek artist Nickolas Damascus. Chase worked as a painter for fifteen years,…
ID Number:2004.64
Date:1997
Oil portrait of Victor Denny, Jr., by Charles A. Veteto, 1979
Victor Denny (1903-1979) was the grandson of early Seattle settlers David and Louisa Denny. He headed the Seattle office of Blyth & Co., an investment firm, for many years. He was also United States Tennis Association president from 1958-1959, and president of the Pacific Northwest Tennis Association for thirteen years. Not much is known about the artist Charles Veteto except…
ID Number:2005.1.39
Date:1979
Portrait of Lt. Thomas W. McCurdy USNR (1928-1955), painted in 1955
This portrait of Lt. Thomas W. McCurdy USNR was painted by Charles A. Veteto in 1955. The McCurdy family are longtime supporters of the maritime community, the University of Washington, MOHAI, and many other organizations. Not much is known about the artist except that he was a local painter.
ID Number:2005.15.1
Date:1955
Portrait of Daniel V. McEachern by Charles A. Veteto, 1971
Horace W. McCurdy (1899-1989), maritime builder and great benefactor of MOHAI, commissioned this portrait of his friend Daniel V. McEachern (1879-1971) who founded with his father and brothers the J.A. McEachern Construction Company in 1911. In 1929, they merged with, and assumed the name of, General Construction Company, which went on to build multimillion dollar construction projects in and around…
ID Number:2005.15.3
Date:1971
Portrait of Chief Leschi painted 1950-1960, artist unknown
Leschi was born to Nisqually and Yakama parents and grew up among the Nisqually people. When he was 25 years old, the Hudson Bay Company (HBC) built a fort at the mouth of the Nisqually River, and soon the HBC was farming throughout the plain. Leschi was working for the HBC in 1848 when Oregon Territory was created. Two years…
ID Number:2005.16.1
Date:1950-1960
Handmade Tulalip doll, 1950-2000
This doll was handmade by Stephenie Charley-Blackford (1931-2010), a Tulalip dollmaker, and is an example of contemporary Indigenous arts and crafts.
ID Number:2006.9.1
Date:1950-2000
Handmade Tulalip doll, 1950-2000
This doll was handmade by Stephenie Charley-Blackford (1931-2010), a Tulalip dollmaker, and is an example of contemporary Indigenous arts and crafts.
ID Number:2006.9.2
Date:1950-2000
Oil painting, "Sunset Mt. Tacoma," by James Everett Stuart, 1898
Born in Maine, James Everett Stuart (1852-1941) was known for his landscapes of the West, reportedly creating more than 5,000 paintings during his career. This tranquil, panoramic scene of Mount Rainier is an excellent representation of his landscape painting style.
ID Number:2006.17.1
Date:1898
Sculpture of Mary Hostetter and her daughter, Helen Hostetter, 1983
This sculpture was commissioned by the Hostetter family of Orcas Island, based on a photograph taken in the 1920s, and created by local artist Ray Jensen.
ID Number:2006.17.3
Date:1983