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22 results for: Denny, Emily Inez

Image of Pencil drawing of a sidewheeler at a dock by Emily Inez Denny, ca. 1870-1915

Pencil drawing of a sidewheeler at a dock by Emily Inez Denny, ca. 1870-1915
The daughter of one of Seattle’s founding families, Emily Inez Denny (1853 – 1918) was both an artist and writer. Greatly influenced by seeing the drawings of Sarah Willoughby as a student at the Washington Territorial University, she took on painting as a life-long pursuit. Denny trained with Miss Parsons, Thomas Harrison, and Harriet Beecher. In 1909, she authored and…
ID Number:1984.74.11
Date:Circa 1870-1915
Image of Pencil drawing of a river bend by Emily Inez Denny, ca. 1870-1915

Pencil drawing of a river bend by Emily Inez Denny, ca. 1870-1915
The daughter of one of Seattle’s founding families, Emily Inez Denny (1853 – 1918) was both an artist and writer. Greatly influenced by seeing the drawings of Sarah Willoughby as a student at the Washington Territorial University, she took on painting as a life-long pursuit. Denny trained with Miss Parsons, Thomas Harrison, and Harriet Beecher. In 1909, she authored and…
ID Number:1984.74.13
Date:Circa 1870-1915
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