354 results for: Visual Arts
Artist smock used by Jean Raleigh Eckert at the Seattle World's Fair, 1962
Artist Jean Raleigh Eckert worked at Seattle’s 1962 World’s Fair as a portrait artist. Working in pastels, she created portraits of fairgoers that they could take home as souvenirs. Eckert was employed by the fair organizers, and she and other portrait artists were issued these smocks as a uniform. It features a rounded collar and a large front pocket shaped…
ID Number:2013.89.1
Date:1962
Pen and ink drawing, "Lake Washington Ship Canal near N Canal Street and 1st Avenue NW," Seattle, Washington, by Victor Steinbrueck, ca. 1970s
Victor Steinbrueck (1911-1985) was a local architect and served on the faculty at the University of Washington. He was active in preserving Seattle's Pioneer Square and Pike Place Market, and a strong proponent of the city's social services, low-income housing, and the local parks. Steinbrueck's love and admiration for this city and its unique aspects can be seen in this…
ID Number:2013.91.2
Date:Circa 1970
Pair of hand painted "You're Turning Violet, Violet" heels, 2013
Rachel J. E. Sprauge, an artist at the all-women team of local business Hourglass, hand-painted these creatively titled pumps. In 2013, these pumps entitled "You're Turning Violet, Violet," won a MOHAI-sponsored contest in which several pairs of Hourglass painted shoes were exhibited and the public was asked to vote on the pair that would become part of MOHAI's permanent collection.
ID Number:2013.94.1
Date:2013
Colored drawing of a B-17 Flying Fortress by Abe Blashko, 1942
Boeing developed the B-17 Flying Fortress bomber aircraft in the 1930s for the US Army Air Corps (USAAC). The artist, Abe Blashko (1920-2011), was born and raised in Seattle, Washington, and was self-taught in the creation of drawings and prints. His works often featured the struggles of the Great Depression and the atrocities happening in Europe leading up to, and…
ID Number:2013.113.1
Date:1942
Portrait of Mr. Bailey Gatzert by Abram Fuks, 1890
Bailey Gatzert (1829-1893) was born in Germany and arrived in Seattle in the 1850s. He partnered with the Schwabacher Brothers and opened a Seattle branch of the hardware and general store company in 1869. He was the eighth mayor, and first Jewish mayor, of Seattle, serving from 1875-1876. In 1890, Baily Gatzert's portrait, along with his wife Babette's portrait were…
ID Number:2013.128.1
Date:1890
Portrait of Mrs. Bailey (Babette) Gatzert by Abram Fuks, 1890
Babette Gatzert, wife of Bailey Gatzert, co-founded Seattle's first charity, the Ladies Relief Society (now Seattle Children's Home). She was also active in the early years of the Ladies Hebrew Benevolent Society. In 1890, Baiely Gatzert's portrait, along with his wife Babette's portrait were painted by a German artist, Abram Fuks, considered to be one of the most celebrated oil…
ID Number:2013.128.2
Date:1890
Driftwood sculpture, "The Harp," by Jean Thornber, ca. 1970
Jean Thornber (b. 1919) created these driftwood sculptures using the LuRon method for polishing driftwood. She found the wood in a freshwater lake in Ocean Shores, WA. After cleaning it and removing the outer soft wood, Jean used a piece of deer antler to polish the wood and give it it's shine. There are no varnishes or shellacks on the…
ID Number:2013.133.1
Date:Circa 1970
Speed Graphic camera, 4x5, used by photographer Al Smith, ca. 1947
Al Smith was a prominent local Black photographer who captured 65 years of Seattle history. He owned many cameras over the years. Around 1947, he bought this Speed Graphic from Warshal’s on First Avenue in downtown Seattle. He once said, "People took me more seriously with the Speed Graphic; I could cross police lines, get backstage, even walk right out…
ID Number:2014.49.1.1
Date:Circa 1947
Flash unit with 2 reflectors and KODAK Flash Guard, ca. 1940s
This vintage KODAK flash unit belonged to Al Smith, a prominent local Black photographer who captured 65 years of Seattle history.
ID Number:2014.49.1.3
Date:Circa 1940
KODAK Rainbow Hawk-Eye No. 2 Folding Model B camera, ca. 1930
This 1930s KODAK folding camera belonged to Al Smith, a prominent local Black photographer who captured 65 years of Seattle history.
ID Number:2014.49.2.1
Date:Circa 1930