Betty Bowen Northwest artists photograph collection, circa 1940-1969

Overview of the Collection

Collector
Bowen, Betty, 1919-1977
Title
Betty Bowen Northwest artists photograph collection
Dates
circa 1940-1969 (inclusive)
Quantity
64 photographic prints
Collection Number
PH0421
Summary
Photographs of Northwest artists and their works, circa 1940-1969
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

The collection is open to the public.

Additional Reference Guides

Languages
English

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64 black and white photographs of Northwest artists and their works. Includes artists Guy Anderson, Kenneth Callahan, Philip McCracken, George Tsutakawa, Richard Gilkey, Morris Graves, Mark Tobey, Leo Kenny, Carolyn Kizer, Robert Sund, Wesley Wehr, Theodore Roethke, Victor Steinbrueck, and others. Folder 4 contains photographs of Betty Bowen herself. 1940s-1960s.

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Restrictions on Use

Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.

Preferred Citation

The required credit line for use of images from Special Collections is: University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections, plus the negative number.

The negative number is provided with the image and is a letter + number combination such as UW13452; Hegg 1234; or NA1275. A typical credit line would be, University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections, UW13452.

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Processing Note

Minimally processed.

The photographs were relocated from the Betty Bowen Papers, Accession No. 2441, in the repository in 2001.

 

BOX 1
(All measurements in inches)

FOLDER 1: Various Artists (small)
Various 1: Guy Anderson, profile, head & torso, hand on chin; 7 1/2x7 1/2; undated
Various 2: Kenneth Callahan, head & torso, smiling, standing in front of paintings; 7 1/2x7 1/2; undated
Various 3: Kenneth Callahan, head & torso, standing, holding insect(?); 5 1/2x6; undated
Various 4: Ruth Fluno, 3/4 figure, seated on couch with dog, painting in background; 5x7 1/2; undated
Various 5: Philip McCracken, profile of face seen through hole in the wall; 7 1/2x8 3/4; undated
Various 6: George Tsutakawa, 3/4 figure, standing, pulling spiked plank, working on sculpture; 6 1/4x6 1/2; undated

FOLDER 2: Nature & Water Photos (small)
5 Photographs of waves, shore, birds

FOLDER 3: 7 nature shots mounted on greeting cards

FOLDER 4: Betty Bowen
Bowen 1: Bowen, head & shoulders, seated, hand on cheek; 3 1/2x4; February 1966.
Bowen 2: Bowen, head & shoulders, seated, holding book; 6 1/2x4 1/2; February 1966.
Bowen 3: Bowen & Mary Randlett having a picnic in cemetery; 6 1/2x9 1/2; undated

FOLDER 5: Richard Gilkey
Gilkey 1: Gilkey, full figure, seated in studio with large sunflower plant & sunflower paintings; 9 1/2x6 1/2; September 1966.
Gilkey 2: Gilkey, right, & unknown man, left, both full figure, standing, with large sunflower plant in center, in studio; 7 1/2x9 1/2; September 1966.

FOLDER 6: Morris Graves & Mark Tobey
Graves/Tobey 1: Tobey, head & torso, standing between tree trunks; 7 1/2x7 1/2; 1949.
Graves/Tobey 2: Marian Willard, Morris Graves, Mark Tobey & Graves' dog, Edith, Tobey petting dog, all seated around table outdoors at Graves' home, Edmonds, WA; 7x9; August 23,1949.
Graves/Tobey 3: Graves,back to camera, Tobey & Willard all seated with dog, viewed through trees; 8x7 1/2; August 1949.

FOLDER 7: Leo Kenney
Kenney 1: Philip McCracken piece showing 5 light bulbs in a glass case. 4 bulbs shot out with one left intact, 3 Leo Kenney paintings in background at art exhibit; 2 1/4x6 1/2 bookmark; undated
Kenney 2: Kenney, full figure, seated with arm over chair back, painting on easel in background; 9 1/4x6; June 1965.
Kenney 3: Kenney, full figure, standing, smoking a cigarette, looking at & standing next to barrel-like sculpture on pedastal; 8 3/4x5 3/4; August(?) 1969.
Kenney 4: Kenney, 3/4 figure, standing, & unknown woman, seated on window seat, both looking at papers/photos, woman pointing at paper; 7 1/2x9 1/2; July 1965.
Kenney 5: Kenney, standing, & unknown woman seated, front view, both looking at photo/paper; 7 1/2x9; July 1965.


FOLDER 8: Carolyn Kizer
Kizer 1: Kizer, full figure, standing in doorway, dressed in white sari; 4 1/2x3 1/4; January 1966.
Kizer 2: Kizer, head & torso, seated, wearing white sari; 4 1/2x5 1/4; January 1966.
Kizer 3: Kizer, 3/4 figure, seated on desk, holding letter & envelope in hand; 4 1/2x4 1/2; January 1966.
Kizer 4: Kizer, head & shoulders, in dark dress, seated on couch, hands folded; 4 1/2x6; January 1966.

BOX 2

FOLDER 1: Robert Sund
Sund 1: Sund, head & shoulders, seated in booth at diner, looking out window, pay phone behind him, hand in right foreground; Detail of Sund 2; 7x5 1/2; October 1968.
Sund 2: Sund, head & shoulders, seated in far booth at diner, Tom Robbins, wearing small cowboy hat, seated in next booth with legs crossed; 7 1/2x7 1/2; October 1968.
Sund(?) 3: Sund(?), full figure, standing outdoors, holding caught fish, drinking a beer & holding a cigarette; 13x10; September 1967.
Sund(?) 4: Sund(?), 3/4 figure, standing, facing unknown woman, full figure, seated on couch; 9 1/4x7 1/2; July 1965.
Sund 5: Sund, full figure, standing in clearing with leafy tree branches around face & torso; 10 1/2x10; June 1965.

FOLDER 2: Wesley Wehr
Wehr 1: Wehr, 3/4 figure, leaning on large rock with water in background; 8 1/2x7 1/2; May 1966.
Wehr 2: Wehr, full figure, profile, kneeling on floor, cigarette smoking in ashtray, viewed through doorway; 9 1/2x7; May 1966.
Wehr 3: Wehr, full figure, kneeling on floor, drawing on paper; 8x7 1/2; May 1966.

FOLDER 3: Unknown Individuals
Unknown 1: Artists' exhibition/party with rows of rocks on floor & people standing in background; 9 1/2x6 1/4; undated
Unknown 2: Unknown woman, head & shoulders, lying on white bear skin rug, with bear's head; 6x6; July 1968.
Unknown 3: Unknown man, 3/4 figure, balding, jacket around shoulders, sitting on log with water in background; 9 1/2x7 1/2; September 1965.

FOLDER 4: Various Artists, Writers & Architects
Various 1: Theodore Roethke, head & torso, seated on porch of East John St. residence, holding eyeglasses & newspaper; 7x6 1/2; July 18 1963.
Various 2: Duane McGinnis & Terry Trueman, both full figure, standing on stone in river bed; 5 1/2x5 1/2; August 1969.
Various 3: Neil Meitzler, 3/4 figure, standing, holding cat with cat drawing in background; 8 1/2x7 1/2; August 1966.
Various 4: Charles Krafft, full figure, profile, standing in doorway over- looking water; 6 1/2x7 1/2; February 1969.
Various 5: Lorenzo Milam, head & torso, standing with hands in pockets, in front of kitchen area; 7 1/2x7 1/2; May 1968.
Various 6: Victor Steinbrueck, full figure, standing, Ibsen Nelsen, full figure, seated on desk, & unknown man, full figure, leaning against post, all in office; 10 1/2x10; January 1969.
Various 7: Jan Thompson, head & torso, seated, holding tea cup & saucer; 10 1/2x11; April 1965.
Various 8: Phillip McCracken, head & shoulders, wearing sunglasses, seated on floor, leaning against house, biting fawn's ear; 7 1/2x8. June 1968.

FOLDER 5: Nature Photographs
Nature 1: Fish swimming in clear, sunlit water; 3x5 1/2; October 1966.
Nature 2: Small bird on barbed wire; 4x7 1/4; August 1969.
Nature 3: Duck with wings spread atop one of four wood pilings in water; 6x5; July 1970.
Nature 4: Pelican-like bird in shallow water; 4 1/2x6 1/2; July 1970.
Nature 5: Light, shadow & small waves in water; 7 1/2x7 1/2; October 1966.
Nature 6: Water with dark reflections; 9x6; February 1969.
Nature 7: Empty spider web covered with dew; 7 1/2x7 1/2; September 1968.
Nature 8: White seagull in flight over water; 9 1/2x6; March 1968.
Nature 9: Pink salmon in shallow water, Martha Creek; 7x9; September 1965.
Nature 10: Bird feathers and leaf(?) in sand, Kalalock Beach; 6 1/2x 9 1/4; September 1968.

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Form or Genre Terms

  • Photographic prints

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Subject Terms

  • Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)