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"Little Royalty" court children at Seafair Fiesta Filipina, Seattle, June 1958
Fiesta Filipina (also Philippine Festival) began as an annual event commemorating the anniversary of Philippine Independence. The event was held at Seward Park and became part of Seafair, Seattle's ten-week-long summer festival. In 1987 the event was moved to the Seattle Center, where by 1997 it had been renamed Pagdiriwang and become one of the five ethnic and cultural festivals…
ID Number:2000.107.062.03.06
Date:1958
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"Little Royalty" court receiving dinner at Seafair Fiesta Filipina, Seattle, August 2, 1964
Fiesta Filipina (also Philippine Festival) began as an annual event commemorating the anniversary of Philippine Independence. The event was held at Seward Park and became part of Seafair, Seattle's ten-week-long summer festival. In 1987 the event was moved to the Seattle Center, where by 1997 it had been renamed Pagdiriwang and become one of the five ethnic and cultural festivals…
ID Number:2000.107.062.03.07
Date:1964
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Spectators at Fiesta Filipina at Seattle Center, June 13, 1981
Fiesta Filipina (also Philippine Festival) began as an annual event commemorating the anniversary of Philippine Independence. The event was held at Seward Park and became part of Seafair, Seattle's ten-week-long summer festival. In 1987 the event was moved to the Seattle Center, where by 1997 it had been renamed Pagdiriwang and become one of the five ethnic and cultural festivals…
ID Number:2000.107.062.03.08
Date:1981
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Princessa Drill Team performing at Seattle Center, circa 1965
In 1957, Dorothy (Laigo) Cordova (b. 1932) and Frederic Pilar “Fred” Cordova (1931-2013), both second-generation Filipino Americans, founded Filipino Youth Activities of Seattle (FYA) to engage young people in activities that instilled cultural awareness, such as sports, dance, drama, language, and job placement. Two years later FYA began a new drill team they hoped would participate in local parades and…
ID Number:2000.107.062.03.10
Date:Circa 1965
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Merce Cunningham and Morris Graves, Seattle, August 28, 1950
Dancer and choreographer Mercier Philip "Merce" Cunningham (1919-2009) was studying acting at the Cornish School in Seattle in 1939 when Martha Graham saw Cunningham dance and invited him to join her company. Cunningham immediately moved to New York and remained at the forefront of the American modern dance for more than 50 years. He also frequently collaborated with artists from…
ID Number:2000.107.078.02.01
Date:1950
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Portrait of Gordon K. Hirabayashi, Seattle, July 1, 1944
Gordon Hirabayashi (1918-2012) was a sociologist and religious pacifist best known for his principled resistance to the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II, and the Supreme Court case that resulted from his conviction for defying curfew, Hirabayashi v. United States.Gordon Hirabayashi was born in Seattle, attended high school in Auburn, and then the University of Washington. In 1942,…
ID Number:2000.107.089.13.01
Date:1944
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Paul Horiuchi at the Century 21 mural site, Seattle, March 26, 1962
Painter and collagist Paul Horiuchi (1906-1999) was one of the 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 1961, Horiuchi received a commission to create a mosaic mural for Century 21, Seattle's World's Fair. Here, Horiuchi stands at the…
ID Number:2000.107.091.28.01
Date:1962
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Paul Horiuchi with Japanese scroll, Seattle, March 18, 1983
Painter and collagist Paul Horiuchi (1906-1999) was one of the 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 this image, Horiuchi, then in his late seventies, sits next to a scroll which he painted in Japan at age 13,…
ID Number:2000.107.091.28.02
Date:1983
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Paul Horiuchi in his studio, Seattle, March 16, 1983
Painter and collagist Paul Horiuchi (1906-1999) was one of the 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, in his late 70s, the artist sits in his studio near a large painting. Caption information derived from captions written by…
ID Number:2000.107.091.28.03
Date:1983
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Paul Horiuchi at home, Seattle, August 12, 1967
Painter and collagist Paul Horiuchi (1906-1999) was one of the 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.The Horiuchi family's Rainier Beach home, designed by T. Gregory Saito, was filled with natural light and provided ample space to hang…
ID Number:2000.107.091.28.04
Date:1967