360 results for: Visual Arts
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
Portrait of girl with dog from Seattle's Ruth School for Girls by Kathleen Houlahan, 1920-1930
This portrait features an unidentified Black girl with a dog in her lap. Students at the Ruth School For Girls were wards of the Seattle Juvenile Court and described as “misfits in the public schools.” The School opened in 1922 and provided school services until 1955. The artist Kathleen Houlahan (1887-1964) was born in Winnipeg, Canada, and grew up in…
ID Number:2006.23.1
Date:Circa 1920-1930
Portrait of "Jimmie Lane" by Kathleen Houlahan, ca. 1910-1920
This portrait is of a young boy from the Beaux Arts Village, a tiny Eastside town that was founded with the vision of a utopian arts colony. The artist Kathleen Houlahan (1887–1964) was born in Winnipeg, Canada, and grew up in Pasadena, California. She moved to Seattle in 1901 to attend the University of Washington. She also studied art in…
ID Number:2006.23.2
Date:Circa 1910-1920
Oil painting of a hiker resting in a natural setting by Richard Bennett, 1940-1948
Richard Bennett (1899-1971) was a nationally known printmaker, illustrator, and painter. He was born in Ireland but grew up just outside Seattle in Washington State, and he also spent time in New York City and Ireland. A leading children's book author and illustrator, he received national recognition for his woodblock prints and engravings. He was close friends with several leading…
ID Number:2006.38.1
Date:1940-1948
Oil painting, "Clearing Land," by Richard Bennett, 1940-1948
Richard Bennett (1899-1971) was a nationally known printmaker, illustrator, and painter. He was born in Ireland but grew up just outside Seattle in Washington State, and he also spent time in New York City and Ireland. A leading children's book author and illustrator, he received national recognition for his woodblock prints and engravings. He was close friends with several leading…
ID Number:2006.38.2
Date:1940-1948
Oil painting of loggers working on the hillside by Richard Bennett, 1940-1948
Richard Bennett (1899-1971) was a nationally known printmaker, illustrator, and painter. He was born in Ireland but grew up just outside Seattle in Washington State, and he also spent time in New York City and Ireland. A leading children's book author and illustrator, he received national recognition for his woodblock prints and engravings. He was close friends with several leading…
ID Number:2006.38.3
Date:1940-1948