265 results for: Visual Arts
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Kenneth Callahan and others at the 50th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum, June 28, 1983
Painter and muralist Kenneth Callahan (1905-1986) was one of the defining artists of the "Northwest School," an art movement which combined natural elements of the Puget Sound area with traditional Asian aesthetics to create a novel and distinct regional style.In July 1983, Callahan and his wife Beth (right) attended a party celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the…
ID Number:2000.107.030.30.02
Date:1983
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Kenneth Callahan and his wife Beth with paintings, Seattle, March 19, 1973
Painter and muralist Kenneth Callahan (1905-1986) was one of the defining artists of the "Northwest School," an art movement which combined natural elements of the Puget Sound area with traditional Asian aesthetics to create a novel and distinct regional style.Here, Callahan stands with his wife Beth and a group of his paintings. Judging by its date, the image is likely…
ID Number:2000.107.030.30.03
Date:1973
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Dale Chihuly with his neon and ice installation at the Tacoma Dome, September 1, 1993
In this image, Tacoma-born glass artist Dale Chihuly (1941-) sits in the midst of his sculpture "100,000 Pounds of Ice and Neon." On view at the Tacoma Dome for two days, the piece consisted of thousands of feet of neon encased in 100,000 pounds of ice, which slowly melted away over the duration of the exhibit. Caption information derived from…
ID Number:2000.107.035.16.01
Date:1993
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Dale Chihuly adjusting glass sculpture, 1993
In this image Tacoma-born artist Dale Chihuly (1941-) adjusts one of several bright orange, rippled forms. Chihuly uses blown glass as the primary medium for his large-scale sculpture installations and environmental artwork.
ID Number:2000.107.035.16.02
Date:1993
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Dale Chihuly sitting with neon "tumbleweeds," September 1, 1993
In this image Tacoma-born artist Dale Chihuly (1941-) sits among his neon "tumbleweeds," each 3 to 6 feet in diameter and made from 200 feet of neon. The "tumbleweeds" were part of a neon and ice installation, "100,000 Pounds of Ice and Neon," exhibited at the Tacoma Dome on September 2 and 3, 1993. Caption information derived from captions written…
ID Number:2000.107.035.16.03
Date:1993
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William & Sue Cumming at home, May 1971
William Cumming (1917-2010) was a painter and a member of the Northwest School of artists. A figurative painter, Cumming was more interested in conveying a sense of bodies in motion rather than capturing realistic details. His paintings make extensive use of outline and pattern to define shapes and spaces, and the faces of his figures are often obscured or featureless.…
ID Number:2000.107.043.38.01
Date:1971
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William & Sue Cumming looking at art work in home studio, May 1971
William Cumming (1917-2010) was a painter and a member of the Northwest School of artists. A figurative painter, Cumming was more interested in conveying a sense of bodies in motion rather than capturing realistic details. His paintings make extensive use of outline and pattern to define shapes and spaces, and the faces of his figures are often obscured or featureless.…
ID Number:2000.107.043.38.02
Date:1971
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Tee Dennard of Black Arts/West, Seattle, February 21, 1980
Black Arts/West was Seattle’s first Black theatre and functioned as a three component program: theatre, dance, and an art gallery displaying the work of local and national artists. As a division of the Central Area Motivation Program, an anti-poverty agency, it was charged with getting young people involved and learning the necessary skills to survive and flourish in society.In this…
ID Number:2000.107.048.09.01
Date:1980
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Portrait of Grace Denny, circa 1940
Grace Denny (1884-1971) was an expert in textiles and professor at the University of Washington (UW). She is unrelated to the Denny family of early Seattle settlers. Denny was born and raised in Nebraska and came to Seattle in 1914 to teach Home Economics at UW. During her time at the university, Denny helped substantially expand the Home Economics program.…
ID Number:2000.107.048.13.01
Date:1940
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Dennis Evans with his work at the Linda Ferris Gallery, Seattle, January 1989
Dennis Evans (b. 1946) is a Seattle-based artist who works in multiple media, including ceramic, painting, sculpture, installation, and performance art. Born in Yakima, Evans graduated from the University of Washington (UW) with degrees in chemistry and fine arts. His work has been widely exhibited across the US, in galleries and museums and in public installations at UW, Seattle University,…
ID Number:2000.107.058.14.01
Date:1989