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Landscape painting of Mount Rainier by A.L. Fonda, ca. 1900
Anna L. Fonda (1863-1917) was born in New York and settled in the Tacoma/Seattle area around 1892. She is best known for her landscapes and still-life works.
ID Number:1976.6289.47
Date:Circa 1900
Painting of a forest scene with Douglas fir trees by Edgar Forkner, ca. 1900-1930
Edgar Forkner (1867-1945) was known for his landscapes, harbor views, and still life works. Originally from Illinois and the East Coast, Forkner came to Seattle where the scenery appealed to him as shown in this deep, multi-layered depiction of a Pacific Northwest forest.
ID Number:1979.6772.3
Date:Circa 1900-1930
Watercolor drawing, "Bargaining with Indian Traders (at Alki Point in 1851)," by Emily Inez Denny, ca. 1870-1915
The daughter of one of Seattle’s founding families, Emily Inez Denny (1853 – 1918) was both a painter 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. This scene was created by the artist based on stories told to her by her…
ID Number:1984.74.1
Date:Circa 1870-1915
Pencil drawing, "The New Cabin Home," by Emily Inez Denny, ca. 1870-1915
The daughter of one of Seattle’s founding families, Emily Inez Denny (1853 – 1918) was both a painter 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. A woman who thrived on the creation of art, Emily constantly traveled with a notebook…
ID Number:1984.74.2
Date:Circa 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
Watercolor painting, "Duwamish River," by Edmond James Fitzgerald, 1935
Edmond James Fitzgerald (1912-1989) was born in Seattle and was a marine, landscape and portrait painter as well as combat artist during World War II. He was greatly influenced by fellow local artist Eustace Ziegler and they had neighboring studios on Pier 9 in Seattle. Fitzgerald’s long and successful career took him to New York and Ohio, but he always…
ID Number:1995.80.1
Date:1935
Watercolor painting, "Olympics from Seattle," by Edmond James Fitzgerald, 1938
Edmond James Fitzgerald (1912-1989) was born in Seattle and was a marine, landscape and portrait painter as well as combat artist during World War II. He was greatly influenced by fellow local artist Eustace Ziegler and they had neighboring studios on Pier 9 in Seattle. Fitzgerald loved the Pacific Northwest, and although he did fine portraits, he considered marine subjects…
ID Number:1995.80.2
Date:1938
Neon Sign for Six Eleven Tavern, 1962
For many years in the mid-20th century, the only public place gay people could gather and feel relatively safe from discrimination and harrassment, were gay bars. Bars became a safe second home for them and others like them. This sign hung outside of the Six Eleven Tavern located at 611 2nd Ave in Pioneer Square, the center of gay life…
ID Number:2000.41.1
Date:1962
Painting of Olympic Mountains from West Seattle above Lincoln Park by Jessie M. Elliott, 1893
Jessie M. Elliott (1861-1950) was born in Merrimack, Wisconsin, in the spring of 1861 and died 89 years later in Seattle. She studied art in California and moved to Seattle in the late 1880s to open an art school. In addition to oil, Elliott worked in charcoal, metal, and enamels. She belonged to Women Painters of Washington, a group founded…
ID Number:2002.59.1
Date:1893
Oil painting, "Sunset Mt. Tacoma," by James Everett Stuart, 1898
Born in Maine, James Everett Stuart (1852-1941) was known for his landscapes of the West, reportedly creating more than 5,000 paintings during his career. This tranquil, panoramic scene of Mount Rainier is an excellent representation of his landscape painting style.
ID Number:2006.17.1
Date:1898