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Image of Painting by Lockwood Dennis,

Painting by Lockwood Dennis, "Corner Store," 1997

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:2013.56.11
Date:1997
Image of Painting by Lockwood Dennis,

Painting by Lockwood Dennis, "Boeing Plant, the Duwamish," 1997

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 abandoned Boeing Plant 2 facility located on the Duwamish River, one can see Lockwood's influences which were primarily Matisse…
ID Number:2013.56.12
Date:1997
Image of Painting by Lockwood Dennis,

Painting by Lockwood Dennis, "Pilings, Duwamish," 1997

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 a scene along the Duwamish River south of Seattle, one can see Lockwood's influences which were primarily Matisse and Cezanne,…
ID Number:2013.56.13
Date:1997
Image of Painting by Lockwood Dennis,

Painting by Lockwood Dennis, "King Street Station," 1999

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:2013.56.14
Date:1999
Image of Oil painting of rustic log cabin in the North Cascades of Washington, by Julian Itter, 1908

Oil painting of rustic log cabin in the North Cascades of Washington, by Julian Itter, 1908

Julian Itter (1876-1967) was born in Canada and came to Seattle in 1904. In 1905, Itter traveled around Lake Chelan, painting the scenery, and the next year, his paintings were presented in an exhibition at the Butler Hotel in Seattle. This exhibition inspired a Portland-based mountaineering group to advocate for a national park in the Lake Chelan region. Itter went…
ID Number:2013.85.2
Date:1908
Image of Artist smock used by Jean Raleigh Eckert at the Seattle World's Fair, 1962

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
Image of Pen and ink drawing,

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
Image of Pair of hand painted

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
Image of Colored drawing of a B-17 Flying Fortress by Abe Blashko, 1942

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
Image of Portrait of Mr. Bailey Gatzert by Abram Fuks, 1890

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
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