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Historic American Buildings Survey No. WA-213 (Henry Art Gallery) Collection, 1995

Overview of the Collection

Photographer
Stamets, John, 1949-
Title
Historic American Buildings Survey No. WA-213 (Henry Art Gallery) Collection
Dates
1995 (inclusive)
Quantity
28 photographic prints (1 box) ; 4 x 5 in.
27 negatives (1 box) ; 4 x 5 in.
4 negatives : lithofilm ; 8 x 10 in.
Collection Number
PH0623
Summary
Photographs documenting the University of Washington's Henry Art Gallery before its renovation in 1997 by UW lecturer in photography
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 negatives in this collection (housed in Box 2 and Box XNC1) are not available for viewing.

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Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was partially provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities
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Biographical Note

John Stamets received his B.A. in photography from Yale University, where he studied with documentary photographer Walker Evans. Stamets is a lecturer in photography in the School of Architecture at the University of Washington. He specializes in photographing historic buildings using the HABS and HAER standards.

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Historical Background

The University of Washington's Henry Art Gallery opened its doors in 1927 as Washington's first public art museum. The original building, designed by renowned Seattle architect Carl Gould, is a brick structure in the collegiate Gothic style. By the 1990s, the Henry's collections were too numerous for its 5,000 square feet of exhibit space. The subsequent expansion, designed by architect Charles Gwathmey, more than quadrupled the total square footage of the museum (from 10,000 to 48,000 square feet) and included such features as a 154-seat auditiorium, bookstore, café, renovated gallery space, classrooms, and studio space.

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Content Description

The collection contains 28 photographic prints and 31 negatives which document the University of Washington's Henry Art Gallery before its renovation, which was completed in 1997. All photographs were made by John Stamets.

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Use of the Collection

Alternative Forms Available

Photographic prints made from the negative originals are available for reference purposes.

Restrictions on Use

HABS No. WA-213 is a government document and is under no copyright restrictions.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Gift of John Stamets, 2002.

Processing Note

Processed by Shannon Lynch, 2003.

Related Materials

The HABS No. WA-213 Index to Photographs refers to three copy photographs (WA-213-30, WA-213-31, and WA-213-32, which appear as photocopies in this collection) made from historic photographs. These photographs appear in Photo Collection 232 (C.F. Todd, Nos. 16624 and 16760) and in the UW Campus Collection (No. 5096-A).

See also:

Photograph Collection 346: Historic American Buildings Survey No. WA-197 (Fox Theatre); photographs by John Stamets.

Photograph Collection 442: Historic American Buildings Survey No. WA-201 (Longacres Park); photographs by John Stamets.

Photograph Collection 554: Northwest Buildings Survey No. WA-001 (Fred Nelson Barn/Old Riverview Farms Dairy Barn); photographs by John Stamets according to Historic American Buildings Survey standards.

Photograph Collection 618: Medical Arts Building; photographs by John Stamets according to Historic American Buildings Survey standards.

Photograph Collection 627: Historic American Engineering Record No. WA-24 (Skagit River and Newhalem Creek Hydroelectric Projects); photographs by Jet Lowe.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

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Subject Terms

  • Art museum architecture--Washington (State)--Seattle--Designs and plans
  • Art museum architecture--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs
  • College art museums--Washington (State)--Seattle--Designs and plans
  • College art museums--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs
  • Historic buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs

Corporate Names

  • Henry Art Gallery--Designs and plans
  • Henry Art Gallery--Photographs

Geographical Names

  • Seattle (Wash.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Photographs

Form or Genre Terms

  • Architectural drawings
  • Architectural photographs

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names

    • Historic American Buildings Survey

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Subject Terms

  • Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)


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