Art Wolfe (American, b. 1951)

Harbor Seals, Glacier Bay

Date: 1979
Medium: Color photograph
Object Dimensions: 13 1/2 x 20 in. (34.29 x 50.8 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of the artist, 1980.001
Photo Credit: Jueqian Fang
Verbal Description: This color photograph centers two dark brown seals laying on a broken ice field, a dark blue sea barely visible between the cracks. The seals are positioned in a diagonal line, with their tails coming together at the middle of the ice piece they’re floating on. The seal on the left’s body opens towards the upper left corner, but they turn and face back, almost peering at the viewer. The seal on the right stares straight ahead, towards the bottom right corner.

Rosalyn Gale Powell (English, 1929-2007)

Still Life: Candlestick, Compote and Fruit

Date: 1960
Medium: Oil on canvas mounted on Masonite
Object Dimensions: 29 1/2 x 20 x 3/16 in. (74.93 x 50.8 x 0.48 cm)
Credit Line: Museum Purchase, 1960.002
Photo Credit: Jueqian Fang
Verbal Description: This is a cubist-like still life. The point of view is looking down on to a surface covered by a white tablecloth. The arrangement closest to the viewer has orange fruit in a silver-stemmed serving dish. To the right of this dish, on the table, are three pieces of citron fruit. Two are bright yellow and the middle one is lime green. A tall, brass candle holder with a short white taper stands behind the dish, nearly reaching the top of the canvas. The holder is tiered, and each section is the shape of a hand weight. The background is divided nearly in half by the candle. On the left is a textured white, the right side is a patchy tan. A sharp boomerang shape in teal separates the tablecloth and the background on the right side.

Duane Linklater (Omaskêko Cree, b. 1976)

Date: 2016
Medium: Powder-coated trap, mirror, gypsum board, plywood, steel wall studs
Object Dimensions: 9 x 33 x 24 in. (22.86 x 83.82 x 60.96 cm)
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by the Contemporary Council, 2020.002
Photo Credit: Scott Massey

Amie Siegel (American, b. 1974)

Ko Kirk Yamahira (American)

Date: 2019
Medium: Acrylic and graphite on partially unwoven canvas with wood
Object Dimensions: 46 x 90 in. (116.84 x 228.6 cm)
Credit Line: Purchased with funds partially provided by Seattle Art Fair, 2019.007
Photo Credit: Jueqian Fang
Verbal Description: The shape of this sculptural work resembles an accordion. Two solid black rectangular canvases are hung on the wall and connected by medium, gray-colored threads, running along the entire length of the rectangles.

Mary Ann Peters (American, b. 1949)

Fritz Hickmann (German, 1820-1900)

Date: 1855
Medium: Oil on canvas mounted to board
Object Dimensions: 28 1/8 x 23 1/2 in. (71.44 x 59.69 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Anne K. and Hart M. Nelsen, PhDs, in memory of Nova Ziegler Nelsen, 2019.001
Photo Credit: Jueqian Fang

Toyin Ojih Odutola (American, born Nigeria, b. 1985)

Date: 2014
Medium: Four-color lithograph with gold leaf
Object Dimensions: 24 x 16 1/2 in. (60.96 x 41.91 cm)
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by Seattle Art Fair, 2018.007.03
Photo Credit: Nathaniel Willson
Verbal Description: This print is one of three in a series of portraits, each showing a different perspective of the same figure on a nickel-colored background. The figure is shown from the chest up. He has black skin that is peppered with small, white clusters of linear patterns, resembling the texture of muscle fibers. He presents male, with short, tightly curled black hair and closely cropped facial hair along his chin. The viewer’s perspective is slightly above the figure, looking down at his head. He is positioned at an angle, with his left shoulder cut off and the top of his head reaching about two-thirds of the way up the composition. He has a neutral expression and stare straight ahead, facing the bottom left corner. The only color comes from his thin, crimson necklace that ends beneath his shirt and the gold leaf that outlines his white, ribbed, scooped tank top.

Toyin Ojih Odutola (American, born Nigeria, b. 1985)

Date: 2014
Medium: Four-color lithograph with gold leaf
Object Dimensions: 24 x 16 1/2 in. (60.96 x 41.91 cm)
Credit Line: Museum Purchase, 2018.007.02
Photo Credit: Nathaniel Willson
Verbal Description: This print is one of three in a series of portraits, each showing a different perspective of the same figure on a nickel-colored background. The figure is shown from the chest up, and the composition is cropped at his shoulders, so his arms are not visible. He has black skin that is peppered with small, white clusters of linear patterns, resembling the texture of muscle fibers. He presents male, with short, tightly curled black hair and closely cropped facial hair along their chin. His black eyes peer slightly to the right of the viewer. He appears calm and his neutral mouth is slightly agape. The only color comes from his thin, crimson necklace that ends beneath his shirt and the gold leaf outlining his white, ribbed, scooped tank top.

Toyin Ojih Odutola (American, born Nigeria, b. 1985)

Date: 2014
Medium: Four-color lithograph with gold leaf
Object Dimensions: 24 x 16 1/2 in. (60.96 x 41.91 cm)
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by Seattle Art Fair, 2018.007.01
Photo Credit: Nathaniel Willson
Verbal Description: This print is one of three in a series of portraits, each showing a different perspective of the same figure on a nickel-colored background. The figure is shown from the chest up, and the composition is cropped at his shoulders, so his arms are not visible. He has black skin that is peppered with small, white clusters of linear patterns, resembling the texture of muscle fibers. He presents male, with short, tightly curled black hair and closely cropped facial hair along their chin. His black eyes peer slightly to the right of the viewer. He appears calm and his neutral mouth is slightly agape. The only color comes from his thin, crimson necklace that ends beneath his shirt and the gold leaf outlining his white, ribbed, scooped tank top.

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