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Image of Painting by Lockwood Dennis,

Painting by Lockwood Dennis, "House on Capitol Hill," 1977

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 a house in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, one can see Lockwood's influences which were primarily Matisse and Cezanne,…
ID Number:2013.56.4
Date:1977
Image of Painting by Lockwood Dennis,

Painting by Lockwood Dennis, "Lenora and Western," 1977

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, showing the corner of Lenora Street and Western Avenue in Seattle, one can see Lockwood's influences which were primarily Matisse and…
ID Number:2013.56.5
Date:1977
Image of Painting by Lockwood Dennis,

Painting by Lockwood Dennis, "Railroad Yard, Ship Canal," 1977

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 a railroad yard located on the Seattle Ship Canal from Lake Union to Puget Sound, one can see Lockwood's influences…
ID Number:2013.56.7
Date:1977
Image of Painting by Lockwood Dennis,

Painting by Lockwood Dennis, "Kingdome, Alaska Viaduct," 1991

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, and often included images of vehicles from the 1930s and 1940s as their shapely design had inspired him as a child. In this work,…
ID Number:2013.56.10
Date:1991
Image of Painting by Lockwood Dennis,

Painting by Lockwood Dennis, "Corner Store," 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, and often included images of vehicles from the 1930s and 1940s as their shapely design had inspired him as a child. In this work,…
ID Number:2013.56.11
Date:1997
Image of Painting by Lockwood Dennis,

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
Image of Painting by Lockwood Dennis,

Painting by Lockwood Dennis, "Pilings, 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, showing a scene along the Duwamish River south of Seattle, one can see Lockwood's influences which were primarily Matisse and Cezanne,…
ID Number:2013.56.13
Date:1997
Image of Brass bell and mallet made in honor of Bob Meyer, a leader in the Puget Sound farmers markets community, 1938-2002

Brass bell and mallet made in honor of Bob Meyer, a leader in the Puget Sound farmers markets community, 1938-2002

Bob Meyer was a revered member of the Puget Sound region farmers markets community. He served on the board of Tilth Producers of Washington and was board president of the Olympia Farmers Market. Meyer sold his produce at farmers markets throughout the Thurston, Pierce, and King counties. This bell was made in his honor at the time of his death…
ID Number:2017.60.1
Date:2002
Image of Set of surveying tools used by James Casey Embree, ca. 1903-1939

Set of surveying tools used by James Casey Embree, ca. 1903-1939

James Casey Embree (1881-1940) was an early Seattle civil engineer. He was responsible for surveying various Seattle neighborhoods and, from 1906-1924, he worked on the Alaskan Engineering Commission that would provide railroads to parts of Alaska following the Gold Rush of 1897.
ID Number:2018.54.1
Date:Circa 1900
Image of Protractor measuring tool used by James Casey Embree, ca. 1903-1939

Protractor measuring tool used by James Casey Embree, ca. 1903-1939

James Casey Embree (1881-1940) was an early Seattle civil engineer. He was responsible for surveying various Seattle neighborhoods and, from 1906-1924, he worked on the Alaskan Engineering Commission that would provide railroads to parts of Alaska following the Gold Rush of 1897.
ID Number:2018.54.2
Date:1877
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