360 results for: Visual Arts
Ceramic flower vase featuring a sculpted lion from the Golden Lion Restaurant, Seattle, ca. 1950s
The Golden Lion was a popular mid 20th century restaurant once located in the Olympic Western Hotel at Fifth Avenue and University Street. It had a British Colonies theme with waiters in turbans and flaming entrees. The restaurant was converted to retail space in the 1970s.
ID Number:2018.51.RefLion
Date:Circa 1950
Seattle Bowl trophy with sculpture by Louise McDowell, 2001
The Seattle Bowl, previously the Oahu Bowl, was a college bowl game held for two years in this city. In 2001, Georgia Tech beat Stanford University at the previously named Safeco Field, and in 2002, Wake Forest beat the Oregon Ducks at Seahawks Stadium. The Seattle Bowl was discontinued the following year due to lack of funding. The artist for…
ID Number:2018.53.1
Date:2001
Plaster of Paris decorative tile from interior of the Music Hall Theater, ca. 1929
The Music Hall originally opened as the Fox Theatre on April 19, 1929, and was located at Seventh Avenue and Olive Street. When the Clise family purchased the venue in 1936, it was renamed the Music Hall. By the 1980s, the venue was losing money for the Clises and they decided to tear it down in 1988 to make way…
ID Number:2019.50.1
Date:Circa 1929
Mural, "Race of Man," by Kenneth Callahan, ca. 1930s
The mural "Race of Man" was originally displayed at the Sequim Public Library in the 1930s. Patrons objected and the mural was removed. The artist Kenneth Callahan (1905-1986) was one of the founders of the Northwest School of art in the mid-20th century. He was known for his bold forms and dramatic depictions of the human condition. MOHAI also holds…
ID Number:2019.59.1
Date:Circa 1930
Contemporary art paddle commemorating the opening of the Seattle Duwamish Longhouse and Cultural Center, 2009
Contemporary art paddle commemorating the opening of the Seattle Duwamish Longhouse and Cultural Center in 2009.
ID Number:2019.60.1
Date:2009
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