360 results for: Visual Arts
Five (5) glass items made by Bill Nye and Dale Chihuly, 1990s
The TV show “Bill Nye the Science Guy” was filmed and produced in Seattle from 1993-1999. Bill Nye (b. 1955) grew up in Washington D.C. and studied mechanical engineering at Cornell University. He moved to Seattle to work for Boeing but also became interested in the local comedy scene. Nye became a writer and performer on the King 5 TV…
ID Number:2024.39.31
Date:Circa 1990-1999
Abstract painting made by Dale Chihuly and Bill Nye, 1990s
Dale Chihuly and Bill Nye teamed up for an episode “Bill Nye the Science Guy” to explain the phases of matter using glass as an example. Chihuly and Nye then also collaborated on this painting, which Chihuly gave to Nye as a gift. Bill Nye (b. 1955) grew up in Washington D.C. and studied mechanical engineering at Cornell University. He…
ID Number:2024.39.32
Date:Circa 1990-1999
Acrylic painting, "The Battle of Seattle Dec. 1999," painted in 2000
The Third Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) was held in Seattle from November 30 to December 3, 1999. Tens of thousands of activists for many causes gathered to protest what they saw as the WTO's favoring of corporate interests over social and environmental concerns. Heavy police response included the use of riot gear, tear gas, and rubber…
ID Number:2024.61.1
Date:2000
Acrylic painting, "The Battle of Seattle Day Two: Organized Labor's Peaceful March, Dec. 1999," painted in 2001
The Third Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) was held in Seattle from November 30 to December 3, 1999. Tens of thousands of activists for many causes gathered to protest what they saw as the WTO's favoring of corporate interests over social and environmental concerns. Heavy police response included the use of riot gear, tear gas, and rubber…
ID Number:2024.61.2
Date:2001
Acrylic painting, "The Battle of Seattle 'Confrontation' Dec. 1999," painted in 2001
The Third Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) was held in Seattle from November 30 to December 3, 1999. Tens of thousands of activists for many causes gathered to protest what they saw as the WTO's favoring of corporate interests over social and environmental concerns. Heavy police response included the use of riot gear, tear gas, and rubber…
ID Number:2024.61.3
Date:2001
Banner from The Trading Musician, 1999
The Trading Musician opened in 1991 and quickly gained popularity within the Seattle music community. Its “buy, sell, trade” business model for new, used, and vintage musical instruments was a fresh concept in Seattle at the time. Used instruments were all refurbished by their in-house guitar repair staff and the owners worked hard to make the store a friendly environment…
ID Number:2024.Banner
Date:1999
Miniature totem pole carving by John T. Williams, ca. 1990-2010
John T. Williams (1960-2010) was a seventh-generation woodcarver carver from the Nuu-chah-nulth, a First Nations tribe indigenous to the Northwest Coast of Canada. He grew up moving between Vancouver, Victoria, and Seattle. His grandfather Sam Williams came to Seattle around 1900, when the city had an interest in totem poles and Northwest Coast art (a pole stolen from the Tlingit…
ID Number:2025.38.1
Date:Circa 1990-2010
Miniature totem pole carving by John T. Williams, ca. 1990-2010
John T. Williams (1960-2010) was a seventh-generation woodcarver carver from the Nuu-chah-nulth, a First Nations tribe indigenous to the Northwest Coast of Canada. He grew up moving between Vancouver, Victoria, and Seattle. His grandfather Sam Williams came to Seattle around 1900, when the city had an interest in totem poles and Northwest Coast art (a pole stolen from the Tlingit…
ID Number:2025.38.2
Date:Circa 1990-2010
Portrait Mask, Northwest Coast hand-carved alderwood by Michael Halady (Duwamish), ca. 2024
The artist, Michael Halady (Duwamish), is a fifth generation descendant of Chief Si'ahl (Chief Seattle). Halady is a widely-recognized carver whose work has taken many forms, including scuptures and poles.
ID Number:2026.14.1
Date:Circa 2024
Watercolor painting of the Washington State Pavilion under construction, attributed to George Tsutakawa, 1960-1961
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. While fountain sculptures dominated his work after 1960, he was also prolific in the creation of sumi and watercolor paintings, and wood and metal sculptures. This painting was done in 1960 or 1961 while…
ID Number:2026.26.1
Date:1960-1961