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Tempera painting of downtown Seattle with Indigenous figure by Richard Bennett, 1940-1948
Richard Bennett (1899-1971) was a nationally known printmaker, illustrator, and painter. He was born in Ireland but grew up just outside Seattle in Washington State, and he also spent time in New York City and Ireland. A leading children's book author and illustrator, he received national recognition for his woodblock prints and engravings. He was close friends with several leading…
ID Number:2006.38.48
Date:1940-1948
Woodcut, "Corner Japanese Grocery, Seattle" by Richard Bennett, ca. 1930
Richard Bennett (1899-1971) was a nationally known printmaker, illustrator, and painter. He was born in Ireland but grew up just outside Seattle in Washington State, and he also spent time in New York City and Ireland. A leading children's book author and illustrator, he received national recognition for his woodblock prints and engravings. He was close friends with several leading…
ID Number:2006.38.210
Date:Circa 1930
Painting of children in a playground by Mark Tobey, ca. 1930s
Mark Tobey (1890-1976) was from the Midwest but spent much of his later life in Seattle. He is known for his abstract imagery, murals, illustrations. From 1911-1922, Tobey worked as a commercial illustrator in New York City providing fashion illustrations and caricatures for "McCalls" magazine and other publications. He spent time in Europe and immersed himself in Asian religion, and…
ID Number:2006.38.411
Date:Circa 1930
Wooden box from Ferrucci's Pike Place Market stall, ca. 1920s-1930s
John Ferrucci was a vendor at the Pike Place Market during the 1920s-1940s. The Ferruccis had a vegetable and fruit stall at the Market and the goods came from their truck farm in the South Park neighborhood.
ID Number:2007.35.2
Date:Circa 1920-1940
Hughes's Household Balance hanging scale, ca. 1900-1950
John Ferrucci was a vendor at the Pike Place Market during the 1920s-1940s. This was the scale used to weigh produce at his Pike Place Market stall. The Ferruccis had a vegetable and fruit stall at the Market and the goods came from their truck farm in the South Park neighborhood.
ID Number:2007.35.4
Date:Circa 1900-1950
Watercolor painting, "Scene of Capitol Hill from the Central District, With Powerlines," by Maria Frank Abrams, 1952
Maria Frank Abrams (1924-2013) was born Marika Franciska Frank in Hungary. As a Jew during WWII, she was deported to Auschwitz in 1944, and was eventually freed in April 1945. In 1948, Abrams came to the US to study art at the University of Washington (UW), and she married that same year. She received her BFA from UW in 1951,…
ID Number:2009.61.1
Date:1952
Sculpted ceramic scene depicting Paul Horiuchi's wall in Chinatown by Lorene Spencer, 1970
This work is part of a series of sculptures that depict the stalls and stores at the Pike Place Market and other places in Seattle around 1970. The artist, Lorene Spencer (1923-2016), was well known for her pottery and clay sculptures. She and her then-husband Ralph owned a studio in south Seattle in the 1950s and 1960s. Lorene also produced…
ID Number:2010.43.10
Date:1970
Sir Mix-A-Lot album, "POSSE on Broadway," 1988
This album titled "Posse on Broadway" was recorded by local hip-hop artist Sir Mix-a-Lot on his 1988 debut album. The Broadway in the song refers to a street in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood.
ID Number:2012.72.1
Date:1988
Neon sign from the Alki Tavern in West Seattle, ca. 1977
Located at 1321 Hrbor Avenue SW in West Seattle, the Alki Tavern was famous for it's biker dive bar feel and Tuesday $1 Wimpy Burgers and Thursday $1 Tacos. Hundreds of motorcycles could be seen lined up on both sides of the street by the tavern. It was a staple of the West Seattle neighborhood for 37 until it closed…
ID Number:2013.33.1
Date:Circa 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