354 results for: Visual Arts
Skateboard deck with Coast Salish designs, made by Tulalip artist Ty Juvinel, ca. 2014
This skateboard deck features the image of the head of a court jester in black and surrounded by orange, yellow, and red Coast Salish designs. Ty Juvinel is a Tulalip artist who, according to a Tulalip News article by Brandi Montreuil in 2013, states that he "expresses his love of heritage in art...His skateboarding line, featuring Coast Salish designs, tells…
ID Number:2015.11.2
Date:Circa 2012-2014
Skateboard deck with Coast Salish design, made by Tulalip artist Ty Juvinel, ca. 2014
This skateboard deck features the words "Tribal Lines" and a red circular Coast Salish design in the center. Ty Juvinel is a Tulalip artist who, according to a Tulalip News article by Brandi Montreuil in 2013, states that he "expresses his love of heritage in art...His skateboarding line, featuring Coast Salish designs, tells a story on each board and shows…
ID Number:2015.11.3
Date:Circa 2012-2014
Panel of "Evergreen State" printed cotton fabric designed by Chandler O'Leary and sold at Pacific Fabrics & Crafts, 2015
This printed cotton fabric features a design by local artist Chandler O'Leary and includes illustrations of iconic Pacific Northwest objects like the Space Needle, Sasquatch, trees, Mount Rainier, an orca, a ferry, an umbrella, Rainier cherries, and more. The fabric was made and sold by local fabric store Pacific Fabrics & Crafts.
ID Number:2015.39.2
Date:2015
Marginal Way Benefit Skateboard Deck, ca. 2006
The makers of this skateboard, Black Market Skate Shop in downtown Seattle, help promote and support the skateboard community and are directly involved with fundraising for the Marginal Way Skate Park.
ID Number:2015.42.1
Date:Circa 2006
Carved walking stick owned by artist Jacob Lawrence, ca. 1970-2000
Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000) was a Black artist known for his portrayal of Black life and his "dynamic cubism" style. Lawrence moved to the Pacific Northwest in 1970, to be an art professor at the University of Washington.
ID Number:2015.76.1
Date:Circa 1970-2000
Contemporary oil painting, "The City," by Wendell Brazeau, 1948-1950
Wendell Brazeau (1910-1974) was born in Spokane, Washington, and moved to Seattle in 1928 to attend the University of Washington. Brazeau worked several jobs post graduation including a position at Boeing where he drew 3-D perspectives from engineers' plans. After WWII, he became a faculty member in the UW art department which he held until his death in 1974. Brazeau's…
ID Number:2015.80.2
Date:1948-1950
Watercolor, "Snow in the Alley," by Bruce Butt, 1943
Bruce Wallace Butt (1920-2003) was born in Seattle, and lived in Oregon and California at different points in his life. As an artist, he was primarily a watercolorist. An ordained minister, Butt worked as an art director at various advertising agencies in California and Oregon, and was a member of the Puget Sound Group of Northwest Painters. Butte conducted art…
ID Number:2015.80.3
Date:1943
Watercolor, "The First Snow," by Charles Lussier, 1940
Charles Lussier (1912-1981) lived in Washington and was a member of the Puget Sound Group of Northwest Painters. He was also a skilled architectural draftsman and, during WWII, he attended a course in the Camouflage School Division of the Office of Civil Defense at the University of Washington.
ID Number:2015.80.5
Date:1940
Acrylic painting, "Tugs," by Fred Marshall, 1967
Fred Bruce Marshall (1904-1976) was a painter, illustrator, and cartoonist. He was born in Oregaon and attended Washington State University. Marshall worked as a cartoonist at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer for 38 years. He was a member of the American Watercolor Society, the Puget Sound group of Northwest painters, and the the Northwest Watercolor Society.
ID Number:2015.80.6
Date:1967
Oil and ink painting, "End of Summer," by Neil Meitzler, 1964
Neil Meitzler (1930–2009) was born in Colorado and his family moved to Oregon during the Depression, and later to Orting, Washington. After high school graduation, Meitzler moved to Seattle where he became a draftsman at Boeing. He also worked as a set painter and was mentored and influenced by Kenneth Callahan and other artists of the "Northwest School." Beginning in…
ID Number:2015.80.7
Date:1964