265 results for: Visual Arts
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Chief Si'ahl (Chief Seattle) fountain, Seattle, circa 1925
In 1905 22-year-old Seattle sculptor James A. Wehn applied for and eventually won the commission of a local improvement fund to design a fountain and statue at the corner of Denny Way, Cedar Street and Fifth Avenue. His copper statue of Chief Si'ahl (Chief Seattle) at Tilikum Place was unveiled on Founders Day, November 13, 1912, by the Chief's great-great-granddaughter…
ID Number:1983.10.3080.5
Date:circa 1925
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Professor Meany having his portrait painted, circa 1925
Professor Edmond S. Meany was one of the University of Washington's most notable faculty members. Meany began teaching history in 1897, when the history department was first established, and he taught until his death in 1935. During his busy lifetime, Meany also served as a legislator, journalist, author, and president of The Mountaineers. People on campus referred to him as…
ID Number:1983.10.3169
Date:1925
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Totem pole, February 15, 1930
This photo of a totem pole is at an unknown location. The note on the sleeve of the negative was "Totem Pole at Barry's Res." Handwritten on sleeve: Totem Pole at Barry's Res. 2/15/30.Webster & Stevens number: 134708
ID Number:1983.10.4148.1
Date:1930
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People under Pioneer Square pergola, Seattle, circa 1910
The pergola in Pioneer Square was designed by Seattle architect Julian Everett. In was built in 1909 as a stop for the Yesler and James Street Cable Car Company. This photo shows pedestrians shortly after the construction of hte pergola. Webster & Stevens number: 27XCaption information source: "Truck accidentally destroys Seattle's historic Pioneer Square pergola on January 15, 2001," by…
ID Number:1983.10.6148
Date:Circa 1910
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Life drawing class at Western Academy of the Beaux Arts , 1911
After the University of Washington moved to its present campus, a group of Seattle artists and architects held art classes in the old downtown university building. In 1908, they formed the Western Academy of the Beaux Arts and purchased land near Bellevue for an artists' community. This 1911 photo shows a Beaux Arts life drawing class. The artists' drawings are…
ID Number:1983.10.6640
Date:1911
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Beaux Arts sculpture class, 1911
In 1908, Seattle's Western Academy of the Beaux Arts bought land south of Bellevue. Members wanted to build a community where artists and craftspeople could live, work, and play together. They called their new settlement Beaux Arts Village. Part of the land was set aside for workshops and studios.This 1911 photo shows a Beaux Arts sculpture class. Several of the…
ID Number:1983.10.6644
Date:1911
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Hudson Bay Fur Co., Seattle, circa 1910
Handwritten on sleeve: Hudson Bay Fur Co.Webster & Stevens number: 6160
ID Number:1983.10.7725.2
Date:Circa 1910
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White woman buying baskets from an Indigenous woman, Seattle, circa 1911
At the turn of 19th to 20th centuries, Indigenous artists in the Pacific Northwest were making baskets and carvings specifically for the tourist trade and were experimenting with form and design. Making baskets for sale became an import income source for many Indigenous families. In this photo, taken around 1911 outside a downtown Seattle store, a woman bends to ask…
ID Number:1983.10.7929
Date:1911
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Totem pole in Pioneer Square, Seattle, circa 1905
This Tlingit totem was carved around 1870 to honor a high-ranking tribal woman named Aanséet. The pole was named Naas-shagee-yéil and it was placed in Aanséet's village on Tongass Island on the Alaska coast. In 1899, a group of leading Seattle businessmen on a goodwill tour of southeastern Alaska stole the totem and brought it back to Pioneer Square. The…
ID Number:1983.10.8056.2
Date:Circa 1905
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Totem pole at Pioneer Square, 1915
This Tlingit totem was carved around 1790 to honor a tribal woman named Chief-of-All-Women and it was placed in the village of Tongass on the Alaska coast. In 1899, a group of leading Seattle businessmen on a goodwill tour of southeastern Alaska stole the totem and brought it back to Pioneer Square. The businessmen were indicted for the theft, but…
ID Number:1983.10.10030.1
Date:1915