Friday, November 21, 2008

Cool Piece of Seattle Art History





My mom was in the process of moving and came across this invitation for a collector's Art Tea at the Chi Omega House she chaired in 1963. Some of the names on this list of over 175 artists are amazing and it's a literal who's who of the Northwest art scene. Here are some of the iconic names: Mark Tobey, Guy Anderson, William Cummings, Kenneth Callahan, George Tsutakawa.

Keep in mind this was at a time in Seattle where there were few places where an artist could show their work and the gallery scene was very limited--especially for contemporary artists.

The cover plate for the program was designed by William Cummings. The most incredible thing my mom told me was that no piece at the event could be more than $150, which amounts to just over $1000 in today's dollars.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Wow Dave - that is so cool!! Kathy