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The Tlingit in Sitka
The Photography of Elbridge W. Merrill
A rare window into the changing lives of Native Alaskans between the late 1800s and 1920s
Lured north by the Klondike gold rush, Elbridge W. Merrill settled in Sitka, Alaska, and took up a career as a...
ISBN: 9780295753478
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Joe Feddersen
Earth, Water, Sky
Presents the diverse work of an Indigenous artist of the Pacific Northwest
Joe Feddersen (b. 1953; Arrow Lakes/Okanagan, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation) is an American artist whose work is informed by his relationship to...
ISBN: 9798987929353
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Nancy Callan
Forces at Play
Celebrates the thoughtfulness, wit, and sense of wonder that are signatures of Callan’s work
Seeing glass through the eyes of Nancy Callan is a delight, and experiencing the material through her work is a master class...
ISBN: 9780972664998
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Lesley Dumbrell
Thrum
Tracing the phases and themes that have defined the artist's creative trajectory
Lesley Dumbrell (b. 1941) is one of Australia’s most remarkable abstract artists. A stalwart of the women's art movement in the 1970s, Dumbrell is...
ISBN: 9781741741704
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Out of Site
Survey Science and the Hidden West
Out of Site explores the invisible landscapes of the American West through the interwoven forces of art and technology over the past 170 years. This interdisciplinary project features an array of visual media, including historical, modern,...
ISBN: 9798987929339
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Determined to Be
The Sculpture of John Rhoden
This richly illustrated book celebrates the groundbreaking work of an African American sculptor
Determined to Be explores the work of prizewinning American sculptor John Walter Rhoden (1916–2001). When Rhoden was young, his talent caught the attention...
ISBN: 9798987929322
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Louise Bourgeois
Has the Day Invaded the Night or Has the Night Invaded the Day?
Louise Bourgeois (1911–2010) was one of the most influential artists of the past century. Louise Bourgeois: Has the Day Invaded the Night or Has the Night Invaded the Day? explores the powerful emotional and formal...
ISBN: 9781741741681
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Calder: In Motion
The Shirley Family Collection
Showcases a collection that reflects the extraordinary variety and inventiveness of Calder’s oeuvre
In spring 2023 the Seattle Art Museum announced that patrons Jon and Kim Shirley had generously gifted the Shirley Family Collection to the...
ISBN: 9780932216632
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Barbara Earl Thomas
The Illuminated Body
Features work across a wide range of artistic mediums including paper, glass, and Tyvek
A talented visual storyteller, Barbara Earl Thomas has drawn from history, literature, folklore, mythology, and biblical stories over her forty-year career to...
ISBN: 9798987929315
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Hoda Afshar
A Curve Is a Broken Line
Through her photographs, Hoda Afshar examines the politics of image making. Deeply researched yet emotionally sensitive, her bodies of work are a form of activism as much as an artistic inquiry. Alert to the duplicity...
ISBN: 9781741741674
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Full Light and Perfect Shadow
The Photography of Chao-Chen Yang
Celebrates the work of an influential Asian American photographer
This is the first study of the work of Chao-Chen Yang (1909–1969), an important Seattle photographer who gained national prominence in the mid-twentieth century.
Born in Hangzhou,...
ISBN: 9780998911250
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Dreamhome
Stories of Art and Shelter
This unique and engagingly written book reveals how some of today's most exciting artists are reimagining the idea of home for our unsettled times. In his evocative style, Justin Paton investigates a place we all...
ISBN: 9781741741612
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Stitching Love and Loss
A Gee's Bend Quilt
A meditation on suffering, resilience, creativity, and grace
In 1942 Missouri Pettway, newly suffering the loss of her husband, pieced together a quilt out of his old, worn work clothes. Nearly six decades later her daughter...
ISBN: 9780295751603
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Sharing Honors and Burdens
Renwick Invitational 2023
Celebrates the groundbreaking work of six contemporary craft artists from Indigenous Nations across the US
This volume features the work of six Indigenous artists whose craft speaks to the responsibility of honoring cultural traditions while shaping...
ISBN: 9780937311882
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The Boathouse
The Artist's Studio of Dale Chihuly
A behind-the-scenes look at the studio of artist Dale Chihuly
This book features an exclusive glimpse into The Boathouse, the private working studio of artist Dale Chihuly, and into the history of its location on the...
ISBN: 9781576841198
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Myrlande Constant
The Work of Radiance
Myrlande Constant: The Work of Radiance is the first museum retrospective of a contemporary Haitian female artist who has been creating groundbreaking work for thirty years. Constant's panels build on the drapo Vodou tradition, depicting...
ISBN: 9780998044514
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Park Dae Sung
Ink Reimagined
Contemporary Korean artist Park Dae Sung (b. 1945) works in the traditional medium of ink painting while transforming familiar Korean landscapes with his modern and imaginative interpretations of the natural world. Park, who lost his...
ISBN: 9781737183754
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George Tsutakawa
Early Works on Paper
One of the leading Northwest artists of his generation, George Tsutakawa (1910–97) is internationally known for his sculpture and fountain designs. However, a lesser-known aspect of his career was the production of blockprints, watercolors, and...
ISBN: 9780998911243
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The Sydney Modern Project
Transforming the Art Gallery of New South Wales
With the completion of its Sydney Modern Project—encompassing a beautiful new building designed by award-winning Japanese architects SANAA and a unique art garden along with transformed displays of art across its campus—the Art Gallery of...
ISBN: 9781741741568
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Art Fallen from Heaven
Modern Balinese Sculpture
Art Fallen from Heaven offers a new perspective on the origin of modern Balinese sculpture in the 1930s and an overview of its evolution from 1932 to 1973. Thoroughly illustrated with photos of traditional and...
ISBN: 9789460220517
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