Beaux Arts Village, a lakeside community near Bellevue, Washington, was originally established in 1908 by several Seattle members of the Society of Beaux Arts, including artist, editorial cartoonist, photographer, and architect Alfred Renfro (1877-1964). The isolated artists colony, created for members to live and work in a natural setting, included ten acres for community outdoor recreation, art studios, and craft workshops. At the time there was no electricity or phone service, and water had to be carried from Lake Washington.
This image shows a table handmade by Alfred Renfro in the living room at the Renfro residence in Beaux Arts Village.
Caption on verso: Walls of living room are a golden cedar, no stain. The color or tone becomes richer every year. The fireplace is of clinker brick and is a deep rich tone, much darker than the walls. Table of Alaska cedar made by myself. Cougar on mantle is the scale model from which the larger statue was made for the A.Y. P. Exposition in 1909.
ID Number: 2013.39.3.7
Date: Circa 1910
Physical Description: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 3.25 x 5.25 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant. Metadata updated as part of a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the Library Services and Technology Act, through the Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State. View the finding aid for this collection at https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv28042
Credit: MOHAI, Alfred Renfro Photograph Albums and Diaries, 2013.39.3.7
