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Book, "Stevedore" © 1948 by Reed Fulton with illustrations by Richard Bennett

A stevedore is someone who works on the docks to load and unload cargo from ships. This author of this book, Reed Fulton, was a Seattle high school principal, and he had Richard Bennett illustrate his work. Richard Bennett (1899-1971) was a nationally known printmaker, illustrator, and painter. He was born in Ireland but grew up just outside Seattle in…
ID Number:2006.38.358
Date:1948
Image of Print of illustration of workers on the Seattle waterfront, from the book

Print of illustration of workers on the Seattle waterfront, from the book "Stevedore" © 1948 by Reed Fulton with illustrations by Richard Bennett

A stevedore is someone who works on the docks to load and unload cargo from ships. This author of this book, Reed Fulton, was a Seattle high school principal, and he had Richard Bennett illustrate his work. Richard Bennett (1899-1971) was a nationally known printmaker, illustrator, and painter. He was born in Ireland but grew up just outside Seattle in…
ID Number:2006.38.403.152
Date:1948
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Print of illustration from the book "Legends of Paul Bunyan" © 2008, edited by Harold Felton with illustrations by Richard Bennett

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 work and was selected by several authors to illustrate their books.
ID Number:2006.38.403.155
Date:2008
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Cover illustration from the book "Legends of Paul Bunyan" © 2008, edited by Harold Felton with illustrations by Richard Bennett

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 work and was selected by several authors to illustrate their books.
ID Number:2006.38.403.158
Date:2008
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Cover illustration from the book "Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle" © 1947, by Betty MacDonald with illustrations by Richard Bennett

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 work and was selected by several authors to illustrate their books,…
ID Number:2006.38.403.167
Date:1947
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Cover illustration from the book "Shawneen and the Gander" © 1937, written and illustrated by Richard Bennett

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 work and was selected by several authors to illustrate their books.
ID Number:2006.38.403.170
Date:1937
Image of Painting of three workmen in a huddle with one holding a shovel, by Carl Morris, 1920-1960

Painting of three workmen in a huddle with one holding a shovel, by Carl Morris, 1920-1960

Carl Morris (1911-1993) was a painter born in California. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and several years in Paris and Vienna. Morris served as the director of the Spokane Art Center during the late 1930s. He worked with fellow Pacific Northwest artist Mark Toby, and was a figurative painter until the end of WWII, then painted abstractions.…
ID Number:2006.38.409
Date:1920-1960
Image of Painting of children in a playground by Mark Tobey, ca. 1930s

Painting of children in a playground by Mark Tobey, ca. 1930s

Mark Tobey (1890-1976) was from the Midwest but spent much of his later life in Seattle. He is known for his abstract imagery, murals, illustrations. From 1911-1922, Tobey worked as a commercial illustrator in New York City providing fashion illustrations and caricatures for "McCalls" magazine and other publications. He spent time in Europe and immersed himself in Asian religion, and…
ID Number:2006.38.411
Date:Circa 1930
Image of Gouache painting of two hunters resting on a stump, untitled, by Richard Bennett, ca. 1930s

Gouache painting of two hunters resting on a stump, untitled, by Richard Bennett, ca. 1930s

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:2006.38.412
Date:Circa 1930
Image of Painting of downed trees and northwest landscape by Kenneth Callahan, 1930s-1940s

Painting of downed trees and northwest landscape by Kenneth Callahan, 1930s-1940s

Kenneth Callahan (1905-1986) was born in Spokane and lived in Seattle, becoming a nationally known artist, most celebrated for his murals. Self-taught as a painter and sculptor, he is best known as a leading figure in the Northwest School along with Mark Tobey, Morris Graves, and Guy Anderson. Much of his inspiration came from nature. In 1946, he and his…
ID Number:2006.38.434
Date:Circa 1930-1940
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