356 results for: Visual Arts
Silk screen print, "Artist's drawing of Ivar's Pier 54 on Seattle's central downtown waterfront between Madison and Spring Streets" by William Werrback, ca. 1970-1980
This architectural drawing appears to be a proposal by Ivar Haglund to upgrade Pier 54 where Ivar's Restaurant is located. Haglund was a famous Seattle character who established the city's first aquarium on Pier 54 and a fish-and-chips stand that grew to become the renowned "Acres of Clams" restaurant. The artist, William Werrbach (b.1925), was born in Seattle and studied…
ID Number:2011.1.238
Date:Circa 1970-1980
Tribal Canoe Journey copper ring necklace, 2011
Philip Red Eagle (Dakota and Puget Sound Salish) made this copper ring necklace for MOHAI in 2011. He makes one of these necklaces for each paddler who completes the Full Circle Canoe Journey. A 21st century symbol of renewed cultural traditions, the copper ring stands for tribal unity, and each bead represents a story about that year’s journey.
ID Number:2011.51.1
Date:2011
Color print of illustration of Spanish explorers meeting with Salish people in the Strait of Juan de Fuca (now the Strait of Georgia), ca. 1792
This illustration is derived from a visit of Spanish explorers Alacala Galiano and Dionysio Valdes to what are now the Canadian Gulf Islands in the summer of 1792. The caption on the print states, "Vista de una Galeria natural de cien pies de largo y die de ancho, en la immediacion del Puerto del Descanso, en el Estrecho de Juan…
ID Number:2011.115.1
Date:Circa 1792
Wood sculpture by artist John Grade, made in 2012 from the repurposed wood of the 1897 schooner Wawona
The Wawona, built in 1897, was an iconic logging schooner for the Pacific Northwest until 1947. Northwest Seaport, a local maritime organization, became the caretaker of the Wawona in 1965. In 2009, the Wawona was dismantled and the parts distributed to other non-profit organizations. MOHAI received several parts for use in the construction and display of exhibits, including this massive…
ID Number:2012.WawonaSculpture
Date:2012
Large model of Seattle for 1985 movie, "Trouble in Mind"
Alan Rudolph directed the film, "Trouble in Mind," and he donated these three sections of a larger model of downtown Seattle. In the movie, Kris Kristofferson's character "makes" these models, but they were also used for filming scenes of Seattle. The camera would move along the streets, filming the buildings up close, to give the perspective of being in the…
ID Number:2013.37.1
Date:1984
Painting by Lockwood Dennis, "Grand Union Hotel," 1976
Lockwood "Woody" Dennis (1937-2012) was born in Portland, Oregon, but lived in Port Townsend, Washington, for 37 years. He was inclined to paint both natural and industrial scenes from the Northwest, California, Colorado, Africa, and Japan, and often included images of vehicles from the 1930s and 1940s as their shapely design had inspired him as a child. In this work,…
ID Number:2013.56.1
Date:1976
Painting by Lockwood Dennis, "Public Safety Building," 1977
Lockwood "Woody" Dennis (1937-2012) was born in Portland, Oregon, but lived in Port Townsend, Washington, for 37 years. He was inclined to paint both natural and industrial scenes from the Northwest, California, Colorado, Africa, and Japan, and often included images of vehicles from the 1930s and 1940s as their shapely design had inspired him as a child. In this work,…
ID Number:2013.56.2
Date:1977
Painting by Lockwood Dennis, "Public Market, from Western," 1977
Lockwood "Woody" Dennis (1937-2012) was born in Portland, Oregon, but lived in Port Townsend, Washington, for 37 years. He was inclined to paint both natural and industrial scenes from the Northwest, California, Colorado, Africa, and Japan. In this work, featuring the Public Market in downtown Seattle, one can see Lockwood's influences which were primarily Matisse and Cezanne, as well as…
ID Number:2013.56.3
Date:1977
Painting by Lockwood Dennis, "House on Capitol Hill," 1977
Lockwood "Woody" Dennis (1937-2012) was born in Portland, Oregon, but lived in Port Townsend, Washington, for 37 years. He was inclined to paint both natural and industrial scenes from the Northwest, California, Colorado, Africa, and Japan. In this work, featuring a house in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, one can see Lockwood's influences which were primarily Matisse and Cezanne,…
ID Number:2013.56.4
Date:1977
Painting by Lockwood Dennis, "Lenora and Western," 1977
Lockwood "Woody" Dennis (1937-2012) was born in Portland, Oregon, but lived in Port Townsend, Washington, for 37 years. He was inclined to paint both natural and industrial scenes from the Northwest, California, Colorado, Africa, and Japan. In this work, showing the corner of Lenora Street and Western Avenue in Seattle, one can see Lockwood's influences which were primarily Matisse and…
ID Number:2013.56.5
Date:1977