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Oil painting of a hiker resting in a natural setting by Richard Bennett, 1940-1948
Richard Bennett (1899-1971) was a nationally known printmaker, illustrator, and painter. He was born in Ireland but grew up just outside Seattle in Washington State, and he also spent time in New York City and Ireland. A leading children's book author and illustrator, he received national recognition for his woodblock prints and engravings. He was close friends with several leading…
ID Number:2006.38.1
Date:1940-1948
Oil painting of two loggers sawing a stump by Kenneth Callahan, ca. 1950
Kenneth Callahan (1905-1986) was born in Spokane and lived in Seattle, becoming a nationally known artist, most celebrated for his murals. Self-taught as a painter and sculptor, he is best known as a leading figure in the Northwest School along with Mark Tobey, Morris Graves, and Guy Anderson. Much of his inspiration came from nature. In 1946, he and his…
ID Number:2006.38.5
Date:Circa 1950
Oil painting of an eastern Washington scene with large wheat stalks by Guy Anderson, ca. 1950
Guy Anderson (1906-1998) grew up in Edmonds, Washington, and was a member of the Northwest School of artists. During the Great Depression, Anderson worked for the Works Progress Administration's (WPA) Federal Art Project. He was fascinated by the natural landscape and Native American art, and he expressed his homosexuality throughout his work. Although he did not receive as much acclaim…
ID Number:2006.38.6
Date:Circa 1950
Intimate view of a stylized stump painted by Richard Bennett, ca. 1940-1948
Richard Bennett (1899-1971) was a nationally known printmaker, illustrator, and painter. He was born in Ireland but grew up just outside Seattle in Washington State, and he also spent time in New York City and Ireland. A leading children's book author and illustrator, he received national recognition for his woodblock prints and engravings. He was close friends with several leading…
ID Number:2006.38.44
Date:Circa 1940-1948
Wood block with wood cut, "The Ancients," made by local artist Richard Bennett, ca. 1933
Local artist, Richard Bennett, designed and made this woodblock in featuring an etching of a large Pacific Northwest tree. He titled the prints "The Ancients."
ID Number:2006.38.192
Date:Circa 1933
Woodcut, "Between Showers/Mountains" by Richard Bennett, ca. 1930s
Richard Bennett (1899-1971) was a nationally known printmaker, illustrator, and painter. He was born in Ireland but grew up just outside Seattle in Washington State, and he also spent time in New York City and Ireland. A leading children's book author and illustrator, he received national recognition for his woodblock prints and engravings. He was close friends with several leading…
ID Number:2006.38.204
Date:Circa 1930
Woodcut, "Hunter," by Richard Bennett, ca. 1930s
Richard Bennett (1899-1971) was a nationally known printmaker, illustrator, and painter. He was born in Ireland but grew up just outside Seattle in Washington State, and he also spent time in New York City and Ireland. A leading children's book author and illustrator, he received national recognition for his woodblock prints and engravings. He was close friends with several leading…
ID Number:2006.38.234
Date:Circa 1930
Woodcut, "'The Ancients', Mt. Rainier", by Richard Bennett, 1933
Richard Bennett (1899-1971) was a nationally known printmaker, illustrator, and painter. He was born in Ireland but grew up just outside Seattle in Washington State, and he also spent time in New York City and Ireland. A leading children's book author and illustrator, he received national recognition for his woodblock prints and engravings. He was close friends with several leading…
ID Number:2006.38.277
Date:1933
Painting of downed trees and northwest landscape by Kenneth Callahan, 1930s-1940s
Kenneth Callahan (1905-1986) was born in Spokane and lived in Seattle, becoming a nationally known artist, most celebrated for his murals. Self-taught as a painter and sculptor, he is best known as a leading figure in the Northwest School along with Mark Tobey, Morris Graves, and Guy Anderson. Much of his inspiration came from nature. In 1946, he and his…
ID Number:2006.38.434
Date:Circa 1930-1940
Gavel made from wood of the Captain Robert Gray "Lone Tree" at Grays Harbor, Washington, ca. 1934
Captain Robert Gray was the first non-Native American to enter the Columbia River and Grays Harbor in 1792, both of which he named. Gray used the "Lone Tree," a tall Coastal Spruce located at the entrance of Grays Harbor as a navigational landmark upon his arrival.
ID Number:2009.94.2
Date:Circa 1934