354 results for: Visual Arts
Contemporary art paddle made by Marvin Oliver celebrating Seattle's sesquicentennial in 2001
In 2001, the metropolitan area of Seattle celebrated 150 years of existence dating back to the Alki landing of the Denny Party in 1851. The artist of this piece, Marvin Oliver (1946-2019), was born to Quinault and Isleta-Pueblo parents, and raised in Washington and San Francisco. He was an Associate Professor of American Indian Studies and Art History at the…
ID Number:2019.60.2
Date:2001
Portrait of Cecilia Shultz by artist Ted Rand, 1965
Cecilia Schultz (1878-1971) was known as Seattle's impresario who was responsible for bringing world renowned musicians, singers, and ballet dancers to the city starting in the 1930s. At that time, she managed the Moore Theatre for 25 years, featuring her "Greatest Artists Series" until 1949. In 1965, she and her husband funded the furnishing and decorating of the "Cecilia Schultz…
ID Number:2019.65.1
Date:1965
Ship model of the SS Beaver made by modelmaker Ralph Hitchcock around 1980-2000
Built in 1835 London, the Beaver was the first steamship to reach the Northwest. She went up and down the coast, carrying goods from one Hudson Bay Company trading post to the next. This model was made by Ralph Hitchock (d. 2004), a maritime historian and noted Seattle modelmaker.
ID Number:2019.103.1
Date:Circa 1980-2000
Pen and ink drawing of Pacific Northwest natural scene by Rudolph Franz Zallinger, 1940
Rudolph Franz (Rudy) Zallinger (1919-1994) was born in Russia and his family immigrated to Seattle in 1924. He graduated from Queen Anne High School in 1937, then headed back East where he attended Yale University and taught at the fine arts school there until 1950. Zallinger returned to Seattle and worked as a freelance artist and taught for three years…
ID Number:2021.48.1
Date:1940
Black parka painted by artist Malcolm Procter aka Wolf Delux, 2021
Malcolm Procter, who goes by the artist name of Wolf Delux, creates “wearable paintings” by decorating secondhand clothing with dynamic linework. His energetic and distinctive style is done with paint or bleach to create the desired effect on each garment. Procter is a Black artist and was born and raised in Seattle. His work takes inspiration from many sources, including…
ID Number:2021.72.1
Date:2021
Painted mask made by Wolf Delux, aka Malcolm Procter, 2021
Malcolm Procter, who goes by the artist name of Wolf Delux, painted this mask during the COVID-19 pandemic. His distinctive linework style is done with paint or bleach to create the desired effect on each item. Procter is a Black artist and was born and raised in Seattle. His work takes inspiration from many sources, including pop art, video games,…
ID Number:2021.72.2
Date:2021
Canoe Journeys paddle made by Keith Stevenson, Muckleshoot, ca. 2020
Tribal Canoe Journeys is a celebrated event for the Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast. Participants travel and visit neighboring Nations in ocean-going canoes, usually made of traditional cedar material, but other materials and more modern techniques may be applied as well. Justice Bill (Muckleshoot/Tlingit) stated: “Canoe Journeys have revitalized our nations through travel by oceangoing canoes and the…
ID Number:2021.76.1
Date:Circa 2020
Clear glass paperweight made by artist Preston Singletary, 2012
Preston Singletary (Tlingit American, b. 1963) is a well-known and respected glass artist in Seattle. He uses European glass blowing techniques to create Northwest Native art and features themes of transformation, animal spirits and shamanism. Singletary's glass art, like most art, is often sold at a high price. According to the donor, Singletary understood that his glass work had become…
ID Number:2022.8.1
Date:2012
Watercolor painting by Olive Malstrom Carl, ca. 1940-1960
The artist of this painting is Olive Malstrom Carl (1903-1988) who was born and raised in Tacoma. In 1916, she moved to Seattle where she attended the Seattle Schoool of Art and studied at the Seattle Art Museum. She lived with her family in the Queen Anne neighborhood and, in 1935, she opened the Olive Carl School of Art which…
ID Number:2022.23.1
Date:Circa 1940-1960
Seattle World's Fair medal, designed by George Tsutakawa, 1962
Born in Seattle and raised there and in Japan, George Tsutakawa (1910-1997) was an internationally recognized painter and sculptor best known for his avant-garde fountain designs. He taught in the art and architecture departments at the university of Washington for 34 years, retiring in 1976. He described the design for this coin as follows: “The spirit of Century 21 is…
ID Number:2022.44.2
Date:1962