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Charcoal drawing, "Portrait of Louise Cann" (the artist's wife) by Yasushi Tanaka, 1913
Yasushi Tanaka (1886-1941) was born in Japan and moved to Seattle in 1904 where he graduated from high school. He studied art, exhibited and taught at the Seattle Fine Art Association from 1901-1920. Yasushi married Louise Gebhard Cann who was from a notable Seattle family. Cann's father, Judge Thomas Hart Cann, was Seattle's police court judge and held a few other city posts. Her brother, Thomas Hart Cann, Jr., was a lawyer in his younger years, but later became a Pacific Coast steamship captain until his death.
ID Number: 2002.5.2
Date: 1913
Creator(s):
Tanaka, Yasushi, Artist
Physical Description: 1 Drawing; paper, charcoal; 11.5 in.H x 9.25 in.W (unframed)
Credit: MOHAI, 2002.5.2
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