360 results for: Visual Arts
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
Maquette of the Evolution of Man, a sculpture at the Seattle Center, made by Everett DuPen, 1962
Everett DuPen (1912 – 2005) created this plaster maquette as a scale model for the bronze sculpture, the Evolution of Man. It is one of three sculptures in the Fountain of Creation, a bronze and stone water garden created for the 1962 World’s Fair under the guidance of architect Paul Thiry. Located on the north side of the Washington State…
ID Number:2022.DuPen.1
Date:1962
Abstract wooden sculpture made by Everett DuPen, ca. 1950-2000
This abstract wooden sculpture is the work of Everett DuPen (1912 – 2005). He was best known for figurative pieces created in a wide variety of materials, including terra cotta, stone, wood, and bronze. DuPen was a member of the UW Art Faculty for 38 years, and was a friend and mentor to his many students including glass artist Dale…
ID Number:2022.DuPen.2
Date:Circa 1950-2000
Abstract terra cotta sculpture made by Everett DuPen, ca. 1950-2000
This abstract reclining nude is the work of Everett DuPen (1912 – 2005). He was best known for figurative pieces created in a wide variety of materials, including terra cotta, stone, wood, and bronze. DuPen was a member of the UW Art Faculty for 38 years, and was a friend and mentor to his many students including glass artist Dale…
ID Number:2022.DuPen.3
Date:Circa 1950-2000
Navajo vase by artist Mary Saxon that was in the Albuquerque, New Mexico, apartment shared by the individuals who started Microsoft in the 1970s
Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded Microsoft in a garage in Albuquerque in 1975. They shared an apartment with early Microsoft employee Ric Weiland and this vase was part of the decor. This vase was made by Mary "Ah-so-bah" Saxon, who was an accomplished Navajo potter in the Southwest.
ID Number:2023.33.1
Date:Circa 1970-1979
Scroll featuring a hand-written Seattle SuperSonics poem and artwork by Sharon Chow, ca. 1981
The author and artist of this poem, Sharon Chow, submitted this work as part of a contest to nominate a Sonics fan. Sharon chose to nominate her father, Jan Wong, and created this scroll featuring not only the poem but detailed painted images of several members of the Sonics team including Lenny Wilkins (coach), Downtown Freddy Brown, Jack Sikma, Lonnie…
ID Number:2023.40.1
Date:Circa 1980-1981