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Z. Vanessa Helder
Z. Vanessa Helder (May 30, 1904 – May 1, 1968) was an American watercolor painting, watercolor painter who gained national attention in the 1930s/40s, mainly for her paintings of scenes in Eastern Washington. She painted with a bold, Precisionism, Precisionist style not commonly associated with watercolor, rendering landscapes, industrial scenes, and houses with a Magic Realism, Magic Realist touch that gave them a forlorn, isolated quality, somewhat in the manner of Charles Sheeler and Edward Hopper. She spent most of her career in the Pacific Northwest (later moving to California), but was popular in New York art galleries, was a member of the National Association of Women Painters and Sculptors, and, in 1943, was included in a major exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art. She continued painting and exhibiting after moving to Los Angeles with her husband, architect Jack Paterson, but her career was slowed by the post-war rise of Abstract Expressionism, and later by the health pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynden, Washington
Lynden is a city in Whatcom County, Washington, United States. It is located north of Bellingham and approximately south of the Canada–US border. The city is located along the Nooksack River and State Route 539. The population of Lynden is about 14,259, according to the United States Census Bureau. Lynden is also home to the annual Northwest Washington Fair. History Lynden was founded in the 1870s by Holden and Phoebe Judson near the site of the Nooksack Indian village Squahamish. Phoebe Judson named it after the riverside town in ''Hohenlinden'', a poem by Thomas Campbell. According to her book, ''A Pioneer's Search for an Ideal Home'', she changed the spelling of "Linden" to be more visually appealing. Lynden was officially incorporated as a city on March 16, 1891. The city lies in a broad valley formed by the Nooksack River, which empties into nearby Bellingham Bay. The surrounding area is filled with dairy, raspberry, strawberry, and blueberry farms. The region sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whatcom County, Washington
Whatcom County is a county located in the northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Washington, bordered by the Canadian Lower Mainland (the Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley Regional Districts of British Columbia) to the north, Okanogan County to the east, Skagit County to the south, San Juan County across Rosario Strait to the southwest, and the Strait of Georgia to the west. Its county seat and largest population center is the coastal city of Bellingham, comprising the Bellingham, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area, and as of the 2020 census, the county's population was 226,847. The county was created from Island County by the Washington Territorial Legislature in March 1854. It originally included the territory of present-day San Juan and Skagit Counties, which were later independently organized after additional settlement. Its name derives from the Lummi word ''Xwotʼqom,'' meaning "noisy water." Whatcom County has a diversified economy with a significant agricultura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Bruce Inverarity
Robert Bruce Inverarity (July 5, 1909 – August 6, 1999) was an American artist, art educator, museum director, author, and anthropologist. He was the Washington State Director of the Federal Arts Project from 1936 to 1939 and the Washington Arts Project from 1939 to 1941,The Great Depression in Washington State-Pacific Northwest Labor & Civil Rights Projects, University of Washington:''The Federal Art Project in Washington State'' by Eleanor Mahoney;http://depts.washington.edu/depress/FAP.shtml retvd 6 6 2015 working with many noted Pacific Northwest artists. Fascinated with the Indian tribes of the Northwest from early youth, he amassed a major collection of North Pacific Coast Native art and authored several works on the subject.Stevens Fine Art website, artist biography; http://www.stevensfineart.com/bio.php?artistId=1260&artist=Robert%20Bruce%20Inverarity retvd 6 4 15 As an artist he was best known for his woodblock and linocut printmaking, and for his photographs of artist fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
