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    • Robe ranch

    • Robe ranch

    • Anderson, Guy, 1906-1998

    • Guy Anderson was born in Edmonds, Washington in 1906. At a young age, he was exposed to Asian art and Northwest Indian art and studied portraiture under Eustace Ziegler who taught private art lessons in Seattle. He became friends with Morris...
    • The Northwest Art Collection
    • Untitled

    • Untitled

    • Anderson, Guy, 1906-1998

    • Guy Anderson was born in Edmonds, Washington in 1906. At a young age, he was exposed to Asian art and Northwest Indian art and studied portraiture under Eustace Ziegler who taught private art lessons in Seattle. He became friends with Morris...
    • The Northwest Art Collection
    • Squaw and dog

    • Squaw and dog

    • Ziegler, Eustace Paul, 1881-1969

    • Born in 1881 in Detroit, Michigan, Eustace Ziegler was a painter of the Alaskan School who painted mainly landscapes, portraits and did figure drawing of Northwest Indians. He was trained at Yale University. He taught private art lessons in...
    • The Northwest Art Collection
    • Haircut

    • Haircut

    • Chong, Fay

    • Fay Chong was born in Canton, China in 1912. He worked primarily in printmaking and in watercolor. He and his family moved to Seattle in 1920. He attended Edison High School where he was a classmate of George Tsutakawa. Chong worked on the Public...
    • The Northwest Art Collection
    • Figure of man

    • Figure of man

    • Twohy, Julius

    • A North American Indian, Julius Twohy was a member of the Ute tribe. He worked on the Federal Works of Art Project under Robert Bruce Inverarity and created murals for the project in Tacoma. He collaborated on the project with Fay Chong, Hans Bok...
    • The Northwest Art Collection
    • Silvana II

    • Silvana II

    • Wehr, Wesley, 1929-

    • Wes Wehr was born on April 17, 1929 in Everett, Washington and was a gifted artist in many areas. As a young man, he tutored Mark Tobey who encouraged him to paint. He documented anecdotes from his interactions with the Northwest artists in his...
    • The Northwest Art Collection
    • [Cloth print]

    • [Cloth print]

    • Chong, Fay

    • Fay Chong was born in Canton, China in 1912. He worked primarily in printmaking and in watercolor. He and his family moved to Seattle in 1920. He attended Edison High School where he was a classmate of George Tsutakawa. Chong worked on the Public...
    • The Northwest Art Collection
    • Drydocked

    • Drydocked

    • Chong, Fay

    • Fay Chong was born in Canton, China in 1912. He worked primarily in printmaking and in watercolor. He and his family moved to Seattle in 1920. He attended Edison High School where he was a classmate of George Tsutakawa. Chong worked on the Public...
    • The Northwest Art Collection
    • [Wood pile]

    • [Wood pile]

    • Chong, Fay

    • Fay Chong was born in Canton, China in 1912. He worked primarily in printmaking and in watercolor. He and his family moved to Seattle in 1920. He attended Edison High School where he was a classmate of George Tsutakawa. Chong worked on the Public...
    • The Northwest Art Collection
    • Mossy wood, Washington

    • Mossy wood, Washington

    • Colborne, Elizabeth, 1885-1948

    • Elizabeth Aline Colborne was born in Chamberlain, South Dakota. She studied at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY and was a member of the National Association of Women Painters and Sculptors and was also a highly accomplished printmaker. She lived...
    • The Northwest Art Collection
    • Indian gathering bark

    • Indian gathering bark

    • Inverarity, Robert Bruce, 1909-

    • Robert Bruce Inverarity was director of the Federal Art Project in Seattle from 1936 to 1941 and director of the Art and Craft Project for the State of Washington. He collaborated with Fay Chong, Jacob Elshin and Julius Twohy on the project.
    • The Northwest Art Collection
    • Mammalia mirror

    • Mammalia mirror

    • Juvonen, Helmi, 1903-1985

    • Helmi Juvonen was born in Butte, Montana on January 17, 1903. She worked in many media including printmaking, painting and paper-craft. She attended Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle where she met artist Mark Tobey with whom she was famously...
    • The Northwest Art Collection
    • Children's room

    • Children's room

    • Morris, Stuart

    • Stuart Morris was born in West Virginia in 1882 (?) and studied art in Columbus, Ohio and Philadelphia. He came to Seattle and became art editor for the Seattle P.I. where he was on the staff for nearly 20 years. When he retired in 1928, he was...
    • The Northwest Art Collection
    • Corner in bindery

    • Corner in bindery

    • Morris, Stuart

    • Stuart Morris was born in West Virginia in 1882 (?) and studied art in Columbus, Ohio and Philadelphia. He came to Seattle and became art editor for the Seattle P.I. where he was on the staff for nearly 20 years. When he retired in 1928, he was...
    • The Northwest Art Collection
    • Reference room

    • Reference room

    • Morris, Stuart

    • Stuart Morris was born in West Virginia in 1882 (?) and studied art in Columbus, Ohio and Philadelphia. He came to Seattle and became art editor for the Seattle P.I. where he was on the staff for nearly 20 years. When he retired in 1928, he was...
    • The Northwest Art Collection

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