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New Deal Art in the Northwest
The WPA and Beyond
From December 1933 to February 1943, as part of a sprawling economic stimulus package, four federal programs hired artists to create public artworks and provide art-making opportunities to millions of Americans. When this initiative abruptly...
ISBN: 9780924335488
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Captive Light
The Life and Photography of Ella E. McBride
Internationally acclaimed fine-art photographer Ella McBride (1862–1965) played an important role in the Northwest’s photography community and was a key figure in the national and international pictorialist photography movements. Despite her many accomplishments, which included...
ISBN: 9780924335440
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A Turbulent Lens
The Photographic Art of Virna Haffer
One of the most innovative Northwest artists of her time, Virna Haffer was an internationally recognized and respected Tacoma photographer who has slipped from both regional and national art history books. In a career spanning...
ISBN: 9780924335327
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The Art of Z. Vanessa Helder
Austere Beauty is the first major survey of Vanessa Helder’s life and artistic career. Born in Washington State, Helder (1904–1968) began her artistic training at the University of Washington and then relocated to New York...
ISBN: 9780924335396
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