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Painting by Lockwood Dennis, "Boeing Plant, the Duwamish," 1997
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 abandoned Boeing Plant 2 facility located on the Duwamish River, one can see Lockwood's influences which were primarily Matisse…
ID Number:2013.56.12
Date:1997
Black Crepe dress with beaded coral bolero, 1930s
This dress belonged to fashion retailer Helen Igoe (1870-1962) and was likely purchased in Paris. Igoe came to Seattle in the early 20th century and in 1907 was sent on the first-ever buying trip from Seattle to Europe while working for the department store MacDougall & Southwick. In 1910 she opened her own store. The Seattle Times called the Helen…
ID Number:2013.74.1
Date:1930s
One pair of Strideline crew socks, "Sea Town White Hawk" with Seattle skyline, ca. 2012
These "Sea Town White Hawk" socks featuring the Seattle skyline are a featured product of Strideline, a brand founded by two local high school students wanting to make high quality sport socks.
ID Number:2013.77.1
Date:Circa 2012
Compact disc, "The New Microsoft Network," software for MSN internet connection © 1996
Microsoft, a multinational technology company with headquarters located in Redmond, Washington, was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in 1975. The company has grown to become the world's largest software maker. This network software was released in 1996.
ID Number:2013.78.1
Date:1996
Product box, "Microsoft Publisher" © 1995
This Windows 95 version of Microsoft Publisher was the last one released individually before Microsoft included it as part of Microsoft Office.
ID Number:2013.78.3
Date:1995
Coffee mug featuring the WTO conference in a cyclone, given as gift from the Seattle Police Department to conference worker, L.A. McNeal, 1999
This artifact is part of a collection of items donated by someone who worked for the Seattle World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference, a heavily protested event held in the Seattle Convention Center in November 1999. This mug, showing a chaotic swirl around the Space Needle, was a gift from the Seattle Police Department.
ID Number:2013.84.3
Date:Circa 1999
Hall of Fame plaque presented to Quincy Jones from the Northwest Area Music Association (NAMA), 1992
Quincy Jones, Jr., Grammy Award winning American producer and musician, was raised in the Seattle area and attended Garfield High School in the late 1940s. For his lifetime achievements, he was inducted into the Pacific Northwest Hall of Fame by NAMA.
ID Number:2013.87.10
Date:1992
Pair of hand painted "You're Turning Violet, Violet" heels, 2013
Rachel J. E. Sprauge, an artist at the all-women team of local business Hourglass, hand-painted these creatively titled pumps. In 2013, these pumps entitled "You're Turning Violet, Violet," won a MOHAI-sponsored contest in which several pairs of Hourglass painted shoes were exhibited and the public was asked to vote on the pair that would become part of MOHAI's permanent collection.
ID Number:2013.94.1
Date:2013
Colored drawing of a B-17 Flying Fortress by Abe Blashko, 1942
Boeing developed the B-17 Flying Fortress bomber aircraft in the 1930s for the US Army Air Corps (USAAC). The artist, Abe Blashko (1920-2011), was born and raised in Seattle, Washington, and was self-taught in the creation of drawings and prints. His works often featured the struggles of the Great Depression and the atrocities happening in Europe leading up to, and…
ID Number:2013.113.1
Date:1942
Prairie Underground "Mothette" dress, 2008
This dress, titled the “Mothette,” wraps around the body like a cocoon. It is made of soft French terry cloth and has cording in the bodice, which enables it to adjust to varying torso lengths. Prairie Underground designers Camilla Eckersley and Davora Lindner are five feet five and six feet one, respectively. They are interested in creating garments that suit…
ID Number:2013.117.6
Date:2008