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SEATTLE ART MUSEUM
Jormerly the
ART INSTITUTE OF SEATTLE
ANNUAL REPORT
I
1932-1933
�ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SEATTLE ART MUSEUM
FORMERLY
THE ART INSTITUTE
OF SEATTLE
Twenty-seventh Year
1932-1933
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
�SEATTLE ART MUSEUM
1933 - 1934
ART INSTITUTE OF SEATTLE
1932 - 1933
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OFFICERS
President, Richard E. Fuller
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First Vice-President, Raymond G. Wright
Second Vice-President, Mrs. Reginald Parsons
TRUSTEES
Secretary, Horton C. Force
TERM ENDING
Treasurer, Joseph C. Black
Mrs. Cebert Baillargeon
James G. Eddy
R. D. Merrill
TRUSTEES
TERM ·ENDING
1933
Mrs. Cebert Baillargeon
Mrs. A. S. Kerry
Dr. A. H. Peacock
Walter 0. Reese
TERM ENDING
I.
1934
Roy E. Campbell
Frederic K. Struve
TERM ENDING
Mrs. Eugene Fuller
1935
John F. Douglas
Mrs. Frederick H. Parks
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Edward W. Allen
1934
Roy E . Campbell
Richard E. Fuller
Frederic K. Struve
TERM ENDING 1935
Edward W. Allen
Horton C. Force
Mrs. Eugene Fuller
Mrs. Frederick H. Parks
Mrs. Reginald H. Parsons
Walter 0. Reese
TERM ENDING 1936
Joseph C. Black
Miss Annie H. Calhoun
Archibald S. Downey
Mrs. A. S. Kerry
Frederick M. Padelford Raymond G. Wright
James G. Eddy
R. D. Merrill
OFFICERS
President, Richard E. Fuller
First Vice-President, Raymond G. Wright
Second Vice-President, Mrs. Reginald H. Parsons
Secretary, Horton C. Force
Treasurer, Joseph C. Black
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EX-OFFICIO
Mayor of the City of Seattle
President of the City Council
President of the Park Board
Comptroller of the City of Seattle
President of the School Board of Seattle School District No. 1
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�THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT
AND DIRECTOR
URING the past year, I have been sincerely grateful for
the lull in our activities. It has not been an idle promise
that an interim would enable us to concentrate our funds
and energy on a far greater and more important task which lay
. before us. Now we have at last advanced until the ultimate
goal lies in the foregr<mnd and I hope that it will fulfill the
expectations of the promised land.
D
I have had many people comment on what fun I niust be
having, but, personally, I must admit that I have accepted the
responsibilities which the task imposes in a more serious vein
than, perhaps, is wise. As an amateur, one has the advantage
of not being bound by convention, but, at the same time, a lack
of experience causes one to feel one's way more carefully in
trying to arrive at a logical conclusion of the innumerable small
problems that must be encountered in attempting to establish a
new enterprise. If some of the details of the organization demand revision, a change can be accomplished when the mistake is proven, but, except for a few minor accessories, the
correct solution for the building must be determined before
the error has taken permanent form in masonry.
In the design of the building, we have followed no established
precedent, although to the best of our ability Mr. Carl F. Gould
and I have endeavored to profit by the advantages and disadvantages which we have observed in other museums. I am glad
to say that, in every phase of our studies, we have encountered
most generous cooperation from their directors and their staff.
By digesting the information thus gathered, we think that we
have avoided some pitfalls, although possibly, in so doing, we
may encounter others. Fortunately, however, although the
building· nears completion, we have not, as yet, -Observed any
serious oversight. I am most enthusiastic in my praise, both of
the architectural studies of Bebb and Gould and of the splendid
structural work of Mr. Peder Gjarde ' and of the various subcontractors. In every phase -0f the enterprise, there has been
an admirable spirit of cooperation and a desire to accomplish an
outstanding result.
The attempt to achieve permanent beauty principally by the
refinement of shape and proportion with only a restrained use
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of accessory ornamentation has greatly emphasized the necessity
of perfect workmanship. In this regard, I am delighted to say
that our local craftsmen have more than fulfilled our hopes. Iu
planning the museum, the structural necessities of the building,
the regulations of the building department, the demands imposed
by our site, and above all, the requirements of our organization
had to be brought into harmony and, at the same time, results
had to fall approximately within the financial limitations of the
project. The building is finally emerging as, what appears to
be, a logical expression of contemporary architecture without
being damaged by any serious compromises either for the primary purpose of exhibition or for the convenience of maintenance.
The initial contracts came at a lower figure than we had
anticipated, and thereby influenced us to raise our specifications
in a number of instances, thus increasing both the permanence
and beauty of the museum. As testimony to the careful study
of the problem, the final cost of the building coincides almost
precisely with the amount of the gift. I regret to say, however,
that subsequently the final demands for the approach to the
building, and for the equipment which the organization requires
are mounting somewhat higher than we expected. To meet these
requirements, the building fund has been augmented by the
gift from Mrs. Eugene Fuller of 1,000 shares of General Mot-Ors,
common, which realized slightly over $13,500. Although a few
of the final contracts have not yet been awarded, this sum,
together with the accrued interest, is sure to be depleted. Fortunately, however, only a relatively small additional expenditure
should then be demanded to prevent the ship from being spoiled
by lack of the proverbial ''pot of paint.''
For a time, we hoped to hold the formal opening of the
museum during the last week in May in order that it might have
been the headquarters for the annual meeting of the Pacific
Arts Association during the first week of June. Unfortunately,
the date for the completion of our final contract has rendered
it impossible for us to open the building before the latter part
of June. For this :i:-eason, as well as others, the convention has
been postponed until the spring of 1934 when we anticipate
with pleasure the privilege of cooperating with the educational
system of Seattle and of the entire Pacific Coast. At our initial
display during the early summer, we do not intend to follow the
established precedent, that usually accompanies the opening of
many museums, -0f assembling from various outside sources a
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�gala exhibition that presents a standard that cannot be maintained. When we open, the interest of our fellow citizens should
at least momentarily be centered on our activities and, to my
mind, the importance of our influence on the community is in
retaining that interest and in not giving the impression that we
have started at a peak never again to be attained.
During the past year, we have achieved many of the results
that I expressed as our hopes at the last annual meeting and in
fact in some respects, we have accomplished more than I considered possible. The funds obtained from our personal contributions and from our sadly diminished membership have been
largely invested in permanent accessions rather than being dissipated by heavy overhead expenses. By this investment we
have acquired a reference library of some 650 books, including
many of the finest art publications of recent years. We have
purchased close to 3,000 small colored reproductions of paintings
to lend to schools and cultural groups. We have bought over
600 slides of art subjects and 34 reels of educational films
showing the technique of various arts and crafts.
What is most gratifying, however, is our extensive collection of
over 500 large European facsimile reproductions of old and
modern masters. Without seeing them, one can have no conception of the perfection of detail and color which can be obtained
by photographic processes. Not only are the brush strokes of
the artists visible for the student to study but, if the picture
has not been reduced too greatly, the actual texture of the
canvas and the cracks of the pigment are distinct. By this accession, at a relatively modest cost, the outstanding masterpiecea
of many of the most important museums and private collections
have been assembled. In fact, I believe the collection to be thus
more important and more catholic than that possessed by almost
any single collection if it is viewed from its artistic merit and
not from the monetary standard.
We have obviously far more material of this type than can
be exhibited at one time, and in consequence we will be able to
show the historical development of European art by successive
exhibitions. By adopting this policy, we are again defying the
established precedent of basing the worthiness of museum material on the very insecure foundation of its financial value.
An honest facsimile is not in danger of being condemned as
spurious and, at the same time, aside possibly from slight deviations in color, it does not leave the spectator in doubt as to the
extent that it may have been altered either by the enthusiasm
or the inability of the copyist. In this regard, it is of interest
to mention that I have recently heard that, in the Albertina
Galleries in Vienna, the facsimiles of their famous collections of
Durer's drawings are exhibited to the public in place of the
originals which are considered too precious to risk, yet these
very facsimiles are among those that our collection contains. ·
As a rule, in this country, any photographic reproductions are
classed as merely educational material and considered unworthy
of public display, and yet the education of the general public is,
undeniably, one of the primary functions of museums, although,
all too often, the public considers them only as repositories for
costly material.
Most of the Oriental collection which my mother and I have
assembled is going into the museum. To prepare it for that
step, we are now having it catalogued by Mr. P . Harding Cate,
formerly Curator of Japanese Art at the Pennsylvania Museum.
"Most" does not mean that part of it which we do not want.
Instead it means only those objects that we consider worthy of
on outstanding museum collection. It is no exaggeration to say
that many of the objects included in it would give distinction
to any museum in the world and in themselv·es are sure to be a
permanent honor to our city. Although some phases are more
fully represented than others, the collection at least touches
most aspects of Chinese art and also some of the highlights of
the other Asiatic countries.
During the process of accumulation, one's experience gradually raises one's standard. Later additions to the collection
are sure to render some of the earlier accessions superfluous.
Some of these mistakes are rectified by exchanging the pieces
with the legitimate dealers; others by giving objects away, but,
at the best, the less important items are bound to lower the
average. To avoid any question of partiality, I have endeavored
to establish an especially . rigorous standard for our own collection, for, to my mind, it is essential that, from the start, we
must avoid either having the galleries of the museum cluttered
with inferior material, or having the store-room gradually deteriorate into the condition of the proverbial attic. I hope that
our store-room may contain only exhibition material that can,
from time to time, take its place in the galleries and thus save
the public from being surfeited at one time with more objects
than their minds can grasp.
During the autumn, we received the important collection of
American paintings mentioned last year as being presented in
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�memory of Mr. Clarence A. Black by his widow, Mrs. Robert D.
MorriS-On. This collection is still in storage and will not be
unpacked until it is delivered to the building. It will, of course,
form an outstanding feature at our preview.
One art accession that, from its present prominence must be
acknowledged before the opening of the building, is a magnificent pair of Chinese marble camels which already guard the
main entrance. They probably date at least fr-0m the fifteenth or
sixteenth centuries, although their sculpture suggests an e~en
earlier date. They have precisely the mass, strength and simplicity that the building required. Once more, we must thank
Mrs. Eugene Fuller for her generosity.
Many other things have been accomplished preparatory to
-0ur next move. With the aid of Mr. J. C. Black, our bookkeeping system has been revised and greatly simplifi~d. Our
legal committee has c-0mpletely revamped our By-Laws m order
that they may fit our coming responsibilities. The ratification
of the proposed changes is largely responsible for our present
meeting. Among these revisions, we have decided that it is
advisable to propose changing the name of our organization
to the Seattle Art Museum, thus making it coincide with that
of the building. The museum, as the property of the city of
Seattle cannot properly be called the museum of the Art Institute of Seattle but, on the contrary, to avoid confusion, our
organization can legally adopt the nam~ of the building j~st. as
the Metropolitan Museum of Art applies both to the bmldmg
and to the corporation which controls it.
As we anticipated when we gave up our galleries, tl].e Northwest Annual has been the only exhibition that we have held
during the past year. For this purpose, the Chamber of Commerce, with a fine spirit of civic cooperation, granted us extensive space on their ground floor. At a modest cost, we were able
to make these quarters quite suitable for exhibition purposes.
Thanks both to our location and to the street-car posters which
accompanied the event, our attendance of over 4,000 was grati·
fying. I want to expre~s my gratitude to- t~e Street C'.lr Advertising Company for their generous cooperation. As an important
factor in the success of this exhibition, we once more have to
thank the West Seattle Art Club for donating a $100 prize in
memory of Katherine B. Baker which was presented to Mr. K.
Nomura· and also the Music' and Art Foundation for its $50
prize which was presented as the first prize in sculpture to
Mr. Halford Lembke. In addition to these awards, .o ur own
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organization gave a $75 prize as first award in water-color to
Mr. Willard Cox, and a $50 second prize in oil to Mr. James
Grunbaum.
Since the last meeting, we have had only one lecture for our
members. In December, Mr. Harold Stark gave a very inter·
esting and entertaining address at the Century Club Theatre
on the subject of ''Steamboat Gothic.' ' Two other lecturers,
whom we had scheduled, were forced by the lack of engagements to cancel their tours.
In regard to lecturers fr-0m outside sources, our geographic
isolation is unfortunately being greatly emphasized by the
present conditions. On a tour of the country, the expenses of
the speakers naturally have to be pro-rated among the various
organizations sp-0nsoring them, just as the shipping expenses on
exhibitions must also be shared. With the universal reduction
of budget expenses, it becomes impossible to establish the closely
filled schedule which, in the past, guaranteed a greatly reduced
cost for the participants. I regret to say that the result as a
rule renders the expense prohibitive.
I cannot mention our activities of the past year without stressing the efficient and loyal services of our staff. The work preparatory to our installation has entailed heavy demands on Mrs.
Albert Foster, while, with the aid of our educational material,
Mrs. A. M. Young has been doing a monumental service in
awakening an art interest in the community by giving lectures
and short talks at the public schools as well as at the meetings
of many of the cultural groups of the city. Mr. Kenneth Callahan, with part time service, has been assisting us in various
capacities.
Under the very able chairmanship of Mrs. :Brian W attleworth,
the Junior Fine Arts Study Groups have been meeting bimonthly in the Henry Building for the purpose of studying
the subject of Mediaival Art. I trust that the increased facilities
which the Museum will offer for such work will form a great
stimulus for their future activities. In passing I wish to express
appreciation of the services of those members who so faithfully
assisted us in the Northwest Annual.
At the last Annual Meeting, I spoke of the importance of
finding a qualified Director. Please do not infer from the fact
that I am acting in that capacity that I consider myself to be
ideal for the job. As President and one of the principal bene[9]
�factors, decisions for the requirements for the building reverted
directly to me. Since I was thus assuming the responsibility as
a matter of convenience in accomplishing results, I decided to
accept the title of Director and thereby openly to acknowledge
the responsibility, at least during the formative period. The
reason for the double title is the fact that in art museums the
President is customarily merely the Chairman of the Board,
while the Director is the chief executive.
By giving my services in that capacity, it obviously has the
marked advantage of reducing the :financial obligations of the
organization. I sincerely hope, however, that when our organization is at last functioning smoothly in its new setting, I may
be able again to devote more time to my own profession of
geology which my present duties have compelled me to sadly
neglect. I fully realize that it is usually considered as a textbook
example of a misfortune for an organization such as this to
have a benefactor assume control. I think that one of the main
dangers lies in the fact that his fellow citizens are apt therefore
to consider it as a private enterprise and to neglect the responsibilities which they should naturally feel toward a civic
organization.
In view of the unfortunate financial conditions of the world,
and of the fact that our service both to the city and to our
members has, of necessity, been largely a matter of promise,
we have not made any attempt during the past year to solicit
new members to increase our drastically reduced list. In the
face of the many important demands that our fellow citizens
have to meet, we have rigorously refrained from imposing any
burden on them by asking for assistance for the construction of
the building or for the maintenance and the accessions during
this formative period, but we now ask for their loyal support.
I fully realize that, to many, even the modest cost of our membership may rightly be considered as too heavy a burden, but
the pressure of the times rest just as heavily on many of our
loyal members who have gained our gratitude by showing their
faith in the ultimate value that the Seattle Art Museum will
be to the cultural life of our city.
Although we do not anticipate taking full advantage of this
clause, we expect to follow the established precedent of reserving
certain days as pay-days on which the members are admitted
free. I sincerely hope that the attendance will be such that a
marked advantage will be enjoyed by visiting the galleries at
such times. In addition I might mention that the invitations
for the initial preview will, of course, be confined to members
in good standing and to out-of-town guests. These points unquestionably give an added incentive for enrollment but, above
all, we hope that many of our fellow citizens will have a feeling
of pride in fostering a civic enterprise that has such far-reaching
potential influence on our community.
To my mind, the economic depression and social worries
which we are now experiencing greatly enhance the need for
recreation that the Art Museum will offer to the city. The
service of our organization must still be principally spoken of
in terms of the future, but at last we can show tangible results
to guarantee that, with the next Annual Meeting, the service will
be a matter of fact. I sincerely hope that, when the building
is opened, our faithful members will feel amply repaid, and
that their enthusiasm will be far-reaching in increasing their
numbers.
RICHARD E. FULLER,
President and Director.
In the past, except for our previews, we have had but slight
material advantage to offer to our members. By our contract
with the City, we are allowed. to have three days of the week
reserved for our members, providing that the instructors and
pupils of the municipal schools enjoy the same privileges.
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�STATEMENT OF
SEATTLE ART MUSEUM BUILDING FUND
As of April 1, 1933
FINANCIAL ST ATEMENT
For the Nine Months Ending December 31, 1932
Initial Fund -----·--·---··-·-·····-·-----··--··---·----·-------·-----···-··-$250,000.00
Interest received on Savings ----··--------------................
7,456.30
Profits derived from sale of U. S . .Treasuries......
822.28
Interest received on U. S. Treasuries................
713.32
Amount realized on sale of 1,000 General
Motors, common (gift of Mrs. Eugene Fuller) 13,563.00
INCOME:
Memberships ............................................................ $ 1, 715.00
Donations ········--······-·--···· ········-·--···.- --····---··-··-·----··---- 13,566.50
Classes ------·--------·····---·········-·-·······----···-·--····-·-········-4.50
1.50
Commissions on sales --··--···--·-···············-·········-···-·
349.59
Interest ----······--··············--········-··-···················-··········
Miscellaneous
93.05
$272,554.90
Total funds ........................ ·----------·-----------------·----·--Balance
Contract
Paid
American Seating Co ..... $ 2,524.16 $ 2,524.16
Art Metal Constr. Co.....
691.50 ----------·------··- $ 691.50
Atlas Paint. & Decorat.
3,907.50
2,800.00
1,107.50
Contractors Hdw. Co.....
2,463.00
2,093.55
369.45
6,192.90
Dando Equipment Co...
6,192.90
English Baker Co........... 11,000.00
6,000.00
5,000.00
Peder P. Gjarde .............. 143,970.05
114,334.65
29,635.40
Lyon Metal Prod. Co.....
1,555.30
1,555.30
NePage-McKenny Co..... 16,997.51
13,730.00
3,267.51
Olympian Stone Co.........
544.00
544.00
Otis Elevator Co.............
3,151.00
3,151.00
Univ. Plbg. & Heating__ 40,761.65
33,694.00
7,067.65
Walker Cut Stone Co... 21,442.00
21,442.00
Wash. Parlor Furn. Co.
1,719.00
429.75
1,289.25
Waterman Slate Co.......
1,140.00
1,000.00
140.00
J. J. Bonnell Nurseries 1,964.50
1,964.50
$15,730.14
EXPENSE:
Rent ----··-·--·-···-·-··--------···----···-----·-···-···----····-···---····-····$ 944.55
Light, heat, gas, water, fuel and repairs ..........
175.76
Salaries -----···--····-·-----···------·-·······-···---·-······-·--·-··---·-··- 2,275.50
Office expense, including telephone ..................
337.18
89.81
Membership expense ···---------·-········-···---··-··-·-----·---884.93
Publicity and announcements -·-·--···-··--··-·-···········
641.75
Exhibitions -----··------·---·-·----·----------··-------·---------·····--·
125.00
Prizes for Northwest Annual ··-·········-----··-········-20.68
Insurance -----------··-··----·--·----···-·-····--------··-··---·--···---···
516.48
Library ---·------······------·--------·--···----------··-······----·-·--·---242.20
Lectures ------··----··-·-··---·--------·-----·-·---·-··-----·-··------·----Dues in other organizations ................................. .
24.00
Education and accessions --·-····------···-··········---·---- 7,582.12
565.58
Storage -----··----·-···----··-·---·-·········-······----····--·--·-····-···-147.96
Depreciation -·-· ····--·-----····-----···-·····--··-···-----··-----···---General expense
10.79
Net receipts ---·----··-········-----···-··-----··-·-······--·· ·-··-----···
Totals ----------------------------$260,024.07
$201,199.11
$58,824.96
Miscellaneous items paidr--
14,584.29
1,145.85
$15,730.14
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Graybar Electric Co ....... $
88.00
Bebb & Gould, Architects -------------------·--·------- 14,599.64
125.00
E. W. Osgood -----··-----·----Sherman, Clay & Co ...... .
1,199.30
NePage-McKenny Co .... .
65.00
401.05
Insurance -----·-------·-·---·---Fyr Fyter Sales Co ...... .
274.50
Dando Equipment Co.....
906.00
.78
Federal Tax ------···--·-------17,659.27
Total ................ ··-----·---Grand total of disbursements
$218,858.38
Balance in Bank -··-----··-----·-·----·-··-----·--·--······-----·-----··-·-------·----···-$ 53,696.52
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�REVISED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
The change in organization has necessitated re-writing only
Articles I and V of the Articles of Incorporation originally
drawn up for the Seattle Fine Arts Society. They now read as
follows:
ARTICLE I
The name of this corporation shall be and is SEATTLE ART MusEUM.
ARTICLE II
This corporation shall not have any capital stock. Membership iu
it shall not be transferable, and shall be only for the life of each
member, or until his membership shall be otherwise terminated, according to its by-laws, which shall prescribe the classes _of membershiJ?,. the
privileges of the different classes of memb~rsh~p, the cond1~101_1.s
thereof, and the causes and conditions of termmatmg membership m
said corporation.
ARTICLE III
The purposes and objects for which this corporation is formed are:
To promote and cultivate the fine arts, and to that end to mainta.in
in the City of Seattle, art rooms or building, art library, and art instruction· to acquire and exhibit paintings, sculpture, engravings, and other
works of art; to provide lectures, and generally to foster art in all its
branches.
ARTICLE IV
The city in which said corporation shall be located and where its
principal place of business shall be is in Seattle, King County, Washington.
ARTICLE V
The officers who shall manage the affairs of this corporation shall
be a Board of Trustees composed of not less than five nor more than
thirty-six members, as may be determined by the By-Laws of the corporation; until such time as shall be otherwise determined by the
By-Laws the number of said trustees shall be twenty-three. At all
times the Mayor, Comptroller, President of the City Council and the
President of the Park Board of the City of Seattle, and the President
of the School Board of Seattle School District No. 1 shall be ex-officio
members of the Board of Trustees, or, in the event the office of any
one of the aforesaid officers shall cease to exist, then such other representative of the City of Seattle as shall be designated by the City
Council or other governing body of said city, shall be an ex-officio
trustee of this corporation. Said ex-officio members of the Board of
Trustees shall have the same rights accorded to the other trustees,
who shall be elected in the manner and for such terms as may be provided by the By-Laws of the corporation. The President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, and other officers of the corporation shall
be elected by the Board of Trustees.
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BY-LAWS OF SEATTLE ART MUSEUM
ARTICLE I
Membership
SECTION 1. Membership in the Seattle Art Museum shall be as follows:
(a) ACTIVE MEMBERS shall be those who pay annual dues of Ten
Dollars.
(b) ASSOCIATE MEMBERS shall be those artists, students of art
and teachers in any public or private school, or other persons, approved
by the Board of Trustees, who shall pay annual dues of Five Dollars.
(c) CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS shall be those who pay annual dues
of Twenty-five Dollars.
(d) SUSTAINING MEMBERS shall be those who pay annual dues
of One Hundred Dollars.
( e) LIFE MEMBERS shall be those who shall have paid in dues
or contributions a total of Five Hundred D?llars.
(f) ENDOWMENT MEMBERS shall be those who shall contribute
to the endowment fund of the Museum at least One Thousand Dollars,
the income of which only is to be used for the purposes and use of the
Museum.
(g) PATRONS shall be those who shall have paid in dues or contributions a total of at least Five Thousand Dollars.
(h) ASSOCIATE BENEFACTORS shall be those who shall have paid
in dues or contributions a total of at least Twenty-five Thousand
Dollars.
(i) BENEFACTORS shall be those who shall have paid in dues or
contributions a total of at least Fifty Thousand Dollars.
(j) ARTIST LIFE MEMBERS. Any artist whose gifts or services
to the Museum merit the distinction may be elected by the Board of
Trustees as an Artist Life Member.
(k) HONORARY MEMBERS. Any person whose services, position
or gifts merit the distinction may be elected by the Board of Trustees
as an Honorary Member of the Museum.
(1) Benefactors, Associate Benefactors, Patrons and Endowment,
Life, Honorary, and Artist Life Members shall be exempt from the
payment of dues.
SECTION 2. All dues payable annually shall date from the day of
initial enrollment in the Museum and annually thereafter.
ARTICLE II
Officers
SECTION 1. The officers of the Museum shall be a President, First
Vice-President, Second Vice-President, a Secretary and a Treasurer,
who shall be elected by the Board of Trustees at its annual meeting.
The President and both Vice-Presidents shall, and the Secretary and
the Treasurer may, be elected from among the members of the Board.
SECTION 2. Each officer shall hold office until the next annual meeting of the Board of Trustees and until their successors have been
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�elected .and qualified. Vacancies in any of the offices shall be filled
by the Board of Trustees.
SECTION 3. The President of the Museum shall be its chief executive
officer. He shall preside at all meetings of the Museum and the Board
of Trustees, appoint all committees, unless otherwise provided for, and
shall perform all the other duties and functions attaching to such
office.
SECTION 4. In the absence of the President, the Vice-Presidents in
the order of their precedence, shall perform the duties of the office.
SECTION 5. The Secretary of the Museum shall have charge and custody of all its records, make and preserve accurate and complete minutes of all the meetings of the Museum and the Board of Trustees,
give proper notice of al'l meetings, and attend to the filing of any
reports required by the laws to be filed.
SECTION 6. All records of the Museum shall be open at all times for
the inspection of the members.
SECTION 7. The Treasurer shall have charge and custody of the funds
of the Museum; he shall receive, and under the direction of the Board
of Trustees, shall disburse the same; he shall prepare an annual report
covering the calendar year, and submit it to the Museum. at the annual
meeting, and he shall submit such other reports as the Board of Trustees may, from time to time, require.
SECTION 8. The Board of Trustees may, from time to time, establish
or abolish the position of Director, Assistant Director, Curator, Assistant Curator, Assistant Secretary, Assistant Treasurer, and such other
positions as they may consider proper, fix their duties, the method of
their appointment, tenure and discharge, an.d the amount .and time of
payment of their salary, if any.
SECTION 1. Twenty-five members of the Museum shall constitute a
quorum.
SECTION 2. Notice of all meetings of the Museum shall be mailed to
the members thereof by the Secretary at least one week prior to such
meeting.
SECTION 3. An annual meeting for the election of Trustees and for
the transaction of any other business which may properly come before
it shall be held in the auditorium in the Seattle Art Museum or such
other place as may be designated by the Board of Trustees on the
third Tuesday in February, beginning on the third Tuesday in February, 1934.
SECTION 4. Special meetings may be called at any time on resolution
of the Board of Trustees and notice thereof shall be mailed to the
members by the Secretary at least one week prior thereto.
SECTION 5. The annual meeting of the Trustees shall be their first
meeting following the annual meeting of the members.
SECTION 6. The Trustees shall hold regular meetings at such intervals and upon such date as they may by resolution fix.
SECTION 7. Special meetings of the Board of Trustees may be held
at any time upon the call of the President or, in case of his absence
from the city, of a Vice-President.
SECTION 8. Notice of all meetings of the Board of Trustees, other
than the annual meeting, shall be given by the Secretary either by mail
or telephone, at least two days in advance of the meeting.
ARTICLE III
ARTICLE V
ARTICLE IV
Meetings
Trustees
Elections
SECTION 1. The business and affairs of the Museum shall be managed by a Board of Trustees, consisting of the elected Trustees, and the
Mayor, Comptroller, President of the City Council, and President of
the Park Board of the City of Seattle, and President of the School
Board of Seattle School District No. 1, ex officio. In case any of such
offices shall cease to exist, then such other representative of the City
of Seattle as shall be designated by the City Council or other governing body of such City shall be an ex-officio Trustee.
SECTION 2. The Board shall have charge of the investment, disbursement and management of all moneys, shall pass upon all contracts and
agreements, provide for insuraEce, pass upon all expenditures, and
generally have charge of the financial affairs of the Museum.
SECTION 3. A quorum of the Board of Trustees shall consist of eight
members, of whom at least seven shall be elective, but the number necessary for a quorum may be changed by a majority of the entire
Board when notice of the proposed change was included in the notice
of the meeting.
•
SECTION 4. No member of the Board shall receive any remuneration
from the Museum.
SECTION 1. At least two weeks prior to the annual meeting, those
Trustees whose terms of office expire the year following, shall nominate candidates for all offices which shall become vacant at the time
of the annual meeting. These nominations shall be immediately posted
conspicuously in the Art Museum. Additional candidates for Trustees
may, within one week the·r eafter, be nominated by petition signed by
twenty members of the Museum and these nominations shall also be
conspicuously posted in the same place for at least one week prior to
the .a nnual meeting.
SECTION 2. The election shall be by ballot at the annual meeting and
candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall be declared
elected.
SECTION 3. One-third of the elective Trustees shall be elected at each
annual meeting to serve for three years, and until their succ.e ssors shall
have been elected and qualified. In case the number of elective Trustees shall not be divisible by three, the number elected shall be as near
one-third as possible.
SECTION 4. In case the number of Trustees shall be increased, onethird of the new number shall be elected at the annual meeting to serve
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�for three years and additional members to serve for one and two years
shall be elected sufficient to form the full Board.
SECTION 5. In case the number of Trustees shall be decreased, only
enough Trustees to fill out the new number shall be elected to serve
for three years at that meeting; at the meeting the next year one-third
of the Board shall be elected for three years and the remainder to serve
for two years; and at the succeeding meeting one-third of the Board
shall be elected to serve for three years and the remainder to serve
for one year.
ARTICLE VI
Oommittees
SECTION 1. There shall be an Executive Committee consisting of the
President and First Vice-President ex-officio and not less than three
other members of the Board. The Executive Committee shall have
authority to act for the Board in any matters coming up between meetings and needing immediate action. All such actions shall be reported
at the next meeting of the Board.
SECTION 2. There shall be an Accessions Committee consisting of the
President and not less than four other persons. This committee shall
have the following authority:
(a) It shall have power to recommend the purchase of works of art,
or the employment of experts for the purpose of reporting on objects
offered for purchase or as gifts; provided that the Committee shall
expend no funds nor incur any liability without the approval of the
Executive Committee.
(b) It shall have power, on behalf of the Trustees, to accept or
decline any gifts or bequests of works of art or books which may be
offered without condition.
( c) It shall report all other gifts or bequests or works of art or
books to the Trustees for their action thereon.
SECTION 3. The Board of Trustees ma,y provide for the appointment
of such other committees, either standing or special, as may, from time
to time, be deemed advisable.
SECTION 4. All committees shall be appointed by the President with
the approval of the Board, as soon after the annual meeting in each
year as convenient and committees so appointed shall continue in office
until their successors shall be named and shall assume their duties.
All vacancies occurring in committees shall be filled in the same manner for the unexpired term.
ARTICLE VII
SECTION 1. These By-Laws may be amended by a vote of two-thirds
of the members present at any meeting of the Museum, provided, however, that notice giving the general sub:;;tance of such proposed amendments be mailed to the members ef the Museum at least one week prior
to the meeting at which any vote thereon is taken.
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CITY ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO THE
SEATTLE ART MUSEUM
AN ORDINANCE relating to the construction, maintenance and operation of an art museum in Volunteer Park, and providing for the making of an agreement with the Art Institute of Seattle, a corporation,
with respect thereto.
WHEREAS, Margaret E . Fuller and Richard E. Fuller have offered
the Art Institute of Seattle, a corporation, the sum of Two Hundred
Fifty Thousand ($250,000) dollars for the purpose of constructing an
art museum at the location of the pergola in Volunteer Park; and,
WHEREAS, the Art Institute of Seattle has offered to construct said
building upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth; and,
WHEREAS, the Board of Park Commissioners has recommended that
said offer be accepted; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council deems the construction, maintenance and
operation of an art museum in Volunteer Park under such terms and
conditions to be for the best interests of the City; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the Mayor and City Comptroller be, and they are
hereby authorized and directed for and on behalf of the City of Seattle
to execute and acknowledge an agreement with the Art Institute of
Seattle for the construction, maintenance, and operation of an art
museum in Volunteer Park, in words and figures substantially as follows:
AGREEMENT
THIS INSTRUMENT, made by and between the City of Seattle, a municipal corporation, herein known as first party, and Art Institute of
Seattle, a corporation, herein known as second party, W1TNESSETH:
THAT WHEREAS, the second party is a corporation organized under
the statutes of the State of Washington provided for educational, reli·
gious, social and charitable corporations, and not for profit,
THAT WHEREAS, the first party is the owner of certain property
situaited within the territorial limits of the City of Seattle known as
Volunteer Park, and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the parties hereto to have erected as an
addition and betterment to said Volunteer Park, for the benefit of the
public, an Art Museum building, and
WHEREAS, Margaret E. Fuller and Richard E. Fuller are willing to
give to the second party $250,000.00 to be used for an Art Museum
project in the City of Seattle, provided the City of Seattle will permit
an Art Museum building to be erected by the second party within the
limits of the said Volunteer Park at the present location of the pergola in said park, subject to the provisions of this agreement, and
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�WHEREAS, it is the desire of the parties hereto to accept said offer
and carry out the purposes thereof,
Now, THEREFORE, in consideration of the aforesaid gift being made
and in consideration of the agreements hereinafter set forth and
made by the parties hereto, one to the other, it is agreed by and between said parties as follows:
1. Second party will erect and complete on the site hereinafter
described, a museum building to cost not less than $200,000, suitable
for museum or other park purposes and for use as an adjunct to Volunteer Park, all in accordance with plans and specifications to be approved by the Park Board of the City of Seattle; said building shall be
commenced and completed within eighteen months from the date of
execution of this agreement and when so completed shall be the absolute property of the first party, subject to the terms of this agreement; said building shall be erected at the site _ f the present pergola
o
in Volunteer Park, which pergola shall be removed by the second party,
the salvage, if any, to belong to the first party.
2. That said building shall be constructed solely as a Museum for the
display of art objects and for incidental purposes. The selection of
objects for display and arrangement thereof shall be exclusively under
the control of the second party, and its decision in the matter shall be
final and conclusive. As soon after the completion and equipment of
said building as practicable, the said second party shall transfer to,
and place and arrange in said building, its Museum, library, and collections, or such portion thereof as can be properly displayed to the public therein.
3. That the exhibition halls of said building shall on at least four
days of each week be kept open and accessible to the public free of
charge (from 2 o'clock p. m. until 6 o'clock p. m. if on a Sunday or
legal holiday, and from 10 o'clock a. m. until 5 o'clock p. m. if on any
other day), under such rules and regulations as the second party shall
from time to time prescribe, but on the remaining days of the week
the same shall be open for exhibition to such persons and upon such
terms as the said party of the second part shall from time to time
direct, but all teachers and students of the public schools of the
City of Seattle, or other institutions of learning in which instruction
is given free of charge, shall be admitted to all the advantages afforded
by the said party of the second part, through its Museum, library,
apparatus, and collections, or otherwise, for study, research and investigation, free of any charge therefor, and to the same extent and on
the same terms and conditions as any other persons are admitted to
such advantages as aforesaid; provided, however, that the fees charged
at any time by second party for admission to said Museum building
shall not be in excess of any amount permitted by first party, and that
the net amount so received by second party shall be used for the purpose of operating and maintaining said Museum in said building.
4. That the Museum, library and collections, and all other property
of the said second party which shall or may be placed in said building,
shall continue to be and remain absolutely the property of said second
party, and the said first party shall not, by reason of said property
being placed in said building, or, the continuing therein, have any
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right, title, property or interest therein; nor shall the said second
party, by reason of this agreement, acquire or be deemed to have any
right, title, property or interest in said building, except so far as
expressly granted by this agreement.
5. That the said second party shall, on or before the first day of
March in every year during the continuance of this agreement, submit
to the said first party, its successor or successors, a detailed report of
the operations and transactions of the said second party, and all its
receipts and payments, for the year ending with the thirty-first day
of December next preceding.
6. That the said second party shall have the sole supervision and
direction of said Museum, library and collections therein contained,
subject to the provisions of this contract and as provided by law.
7. That at all times the Mayor, Comptroller, President of the City
Council and the President of the Park Board of the City of Seattle and
the President of the School Board of Seattle School District No. 1,
shall be ex-officio trustees of the second party, or in the event that
any one of said offices shall cease to exist, then such other representative of the City of Seattle as shall be designated by the City Council
or other governing body of said City shall be an ex-officio trustee of
said second party.
8. First party will maintain said Museum building by furnishing the
necessary water, light, heat, electric power and janitor and custodian
service proper for the maintenance and operation of said building and
as requested by second party, and will keep said building in repair.
9. This contract may be terminated by first party after the expiration of three years from the effective date of any ordinance passed for
such purpose, or by the second party after the expiration of three years
from the date of service of a notice in writing to the said first party
or to the Mayor of the City of Seattle of second party's intention so
to do.
SECTION 2. That the control, management and direction of said art
museum project, in so far as the same is vested in the City under said
agreement, shall be under the jurisdiction of the Board of Park Commissioners.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty
days from and after its passage and approval, if approved by the
Mayor; otherwise it shall take effect at the time it shall become a law
under the provisions of the city charter.
Passed the City Council the 7th day of December, 1931, and signed
by me in open session in authentication of its passage this 9th day of
December, 1931.
PHILIP TINDALL,
President of the City Council.
Approved by me this 11th day of December,
1931.
ROBERT H. HARLIN,
Mayor.
Filed by me this 11th day of December, 1931.
H. W. CARROLL,
City Comptroller and ex-officio City Clerk.
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�MEMBERS OF SEATTLE ART MUSEUM
BENEFACTORS
FULLER, DR. RICHARD E.
FULLER, MRS. EUGENE
PATRONS
c.
ATWOOD, MRS. J.
JR.
BLACK,* CLARENCE A.
MORRISON, MRS. ROBERT D .
ENDOWMENT MEMBERS
ANDERSON, MRS. A . H.
PARSONS, REGINALD H.
McEWAN, MRS. A. F .
PARSONS, MRS. REGINALD H.
STIMSON, MRS. THOMAS D.
LIFE MEMBERS
MERRILL,
R.
VAN WINTER, MRS. H.
D.
HONORARY MEMBERS
McDONALD, MRs. AGNES
FIELD, HEMAN
HORIUCHI,
s.
MOORE, ROLAND
ARTIST LIFE MEMBERS
FISCHER, GEORGE
NOMURA, KENJIRO
TOKITA, KAMEKICHI
SUSTAINING MEMBERS
BACKUS,
M. F.
McEwAN, MRs. W. H.
BAILLARGEON, CEBERT
BLACK, J .
c.
STIMSON, MRS.
c.
D.
STIMSON, CHARLES
CAMPBELL, Roy E.
WRIGHT, RAYMOND
w.
G.
CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS
CARTER, DUDLEY
FRYE, LOUISA,
EDDY, JAMES G.
c., INC.
*Deceased
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ACTIVE MEMBERS
Aaron, Mr. and Mrs.
Philip J .
Adams, Dr. Frederick A.
Agen, Mrs. John B.
Alexander, Mrs. Frederick W.
Allen, Mr. and Mrs.
Edward W.
Allen, Mrs. P. W.
Backus, Mrs. Leroy M.
Baillargeon, Mrs. Cebert
Baker, Mrs. F. W.
Ballard, Mrs. R. P.
Ballinger, Mrs. John H.
Barnes, Mrs. Samuel L.
Barrett, Mrs. William P.
Bass, Mrs. D. W .
Baxte,r, Miss Janette
Bebb, Charles H.
Bell, Dr. and Mrs.
Will Otto
Bentley, Mrs. Frederick
Black, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles H .
Black, Mrs. Frank D.
Black, Mrs. J . C.
Black, Mr. and Mrs.
Leo S.
Black, Mr. and Mrs.
Lyman H.
Black, Mrs. Nettie G.
Blethen, Mrs. Genevieve
Boeing, Mrs. William E.
Bogle, Mrs. Lawrence
Boole, Mrs. George W.
Bmdner, Mrs. C. G.
Bremer, Mrs. Sophia H.
Broderick, Henry
Brownell, Mrs.
Francis H., Jr.
Bullitt, Mrs. A. Scott
Burdon, Dr. Minnie B.
Butfor, Mr. and Mrs.
J . D.
Callendar, Mrs. M. E .
Calvert, Mr. and Mrs.
William
Carkeek, Mr. and Mrs.
Vivian
Carman, Mrs. N. M.
Casey, George W.
Clarke, C. H .
Clise, Mr. and Mrs.
James W., Jr.
Collins, Mrs. John
Collins, Mrs. Josiah
Corbet, Miss Lucy
Cron, Hans
Denny, Mr. and Mrs.
Rolland H .
de Steiguer, Mr. and
Mrs. George E .
Dodge, Mrs. C. B.
Donworth, Charles T.
Donworth, George
Donwo-rth, Mrs. George
Douglas, Majo,r J. F.
Downey, A. S.
Downey, Mrs. A. S.
Duffy, Mr. and Mrs.
Gilbert L.
Durand, Dr. and Mrs.
J . I.
Edwards, Mrs. J. H.
Eggert, Mrs. Carl H.
Eldridge, Mrs. Arthur S.
Fales, Mr. and Mrs.
Gilbert R.
Ferguson, Mrs. George
Force, H. C.
Force, Mrs. H. C.
Frederick, D. E.
Frederick, Mrs. D. E.
Frye, Charles H.
Frye, Mrs. Charles H.
Gallagher, Mr. and Mrs.
James 0.
Gilman, Mrs. Eva
1
Stinson
Grammer, Mr. and Mrs.
E. S.
Green, Mrs. Joshua
Greer, Mrs. Robert P.
Hamlin, Mrs. W. G.
Hardenbe,rgh, Miss
Gertrude
Hardgrove, Geor1 e P.
g
Harper, Mrs. Paul C.
Harper, Mrs. William P.
Harrah, Mr. and Mrs.
Edward
Harris, Mrs. P. E.
Hartman, Harry
Henry, Mrs. Langdon C.
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Henry, Paul M.
Henry, Mrs. Paul M.
Hepler, Dr. and Mrs.
A. B.
Hiltner, Mrs. Walter G.
Holman, Mrs. Frank E.
Holmes, Mrs. Samuel J.
Howard-Smith, L.
Hughes, Mrs. E. C.
Johanson, Mrs. Daniel
Kerry, Mrs. A. S.
Kilbourne, Mrs. Leila
Shorey
Kinnea,r, Mrs.
Charles A.
Kuner, Mrs. Max
Lamson, Mrs. Otis Flo, d
y
Latimer, Mrs. N. H.
Lear, Harry B.
Leede, Dr. and Mrs.
Carl S.
Leonard, Mr. and Mrs.
A.W.
Loe, Mrs. A. 0.
Macklem, Mrs. Clair
Mccaffrey, Frank
McComb, E. J.
McCoy, Mrs. Gertrude
McEwan, A. F.
McLean, Mrs. Martin
McWhirter, Mrs. E. J.
Meadowcroft, Mrs. A. H .
Merrill, Mrs. R. D.
Mesdag, Mrs. Tom
Millard, Mrs. Alfred C.
Moore, Mrs. Ben L.
Nagelvoort, Mr. and
Mrs. Floris
Noel-Paton, Mrs. Agatha
Ostrander, Mrs. Harry
Padelford, Dr. Frederick M.
Parks, Mrs. F. H.
Peacock, Dr. Alexander
Peck, Mrs. Clarence I.
Peet, Mrs. W. James
Pelly, Mrs. B.
Perry, P . J .
Peterson, Mrs. Fred H .
Philbrick, Mrs. Clay
Pigott, Mrs. Paul
Pi!5"ott, Mrs. William
�Polson, Miss Minnie E.
Quinan, Mrs. George
Reese, Walter O.
Rhodes, Mrs. A. J.
Roberts, Miss Milnora
deBeelen
Rodgers, Mrs. Carrie
Roseleaf, Mr. and Mrs.
Otto
Schram, Mrs. Serene
Seagrave, Dr. Mabel
Shaw, Mrs. J. N.
Simon, Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur E.
'Skinner, Mrs. D. E.
Skinner, Mrs. Gilbert W.
Sleigh, Walter 0.
Smith, Mrs. Burns L.
Smith, Mrs. Edward
Lincoln
Spencer, Dr. and Mrs.
M. Lyle
Spencer, Oliver C.
Starr, Miss Lucy H.
Stewart, Mrs. A. B.
Struve, Mr. and Mrs.
F. K.
Thomas, Mrs. Harlan
Thomsen, Mrs. Moritz
Thorgrimson, Mr. and
Mrs. 0. B.
Van Tuyl, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank R.
Von Herberg, Mrs. J.
Walkinshaw, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert B.
Wetherill, Mrs. A. M.
White, Mrs. F. H.
Wittwer, Mrs. J. J.
Wright, Mrs. Ra.ymond
Stryker, Mrs. H. M.
Stuart, Mrs. Elbridge
Amos
G.
Sutherland, Mrs. A. A. Youell, Mr. and Mrs.
George
Tanner, W. V.
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
Alden, Charle,s H.
Allen, Mrs. Orville
Anderson, Miss Ellen M.
Barker, Mrs. Harry
Barto, Mrs. Joseph
Baxter, Mrs. John
McGraw
Belles, Miss Selma J.
Bennett, Miss Dilys
Berry, Mrs. A. M.
Bisazza, Miss Charlotte
Calhoun, Miss Annie H.
Carlson, Mrs. Lawrence
Child, Miss Vera
Chism, Mrs. M. M.
Christensen, Hans
Cole, Mrs. Kenneth.
Cooper, Mrs. J. H.
Cornish, Miss Nellie C.
Crow, Miss Louise
Day, Miss Robena
Douglas, Miss Neva
Duner, Victor
Elmer, M~ss Maud
Everett, Mrs. Fred
Farmer, Miss Bertha
Fink, Le,onid
Gardner, Mrs. Ray
Gerbel, Miss Maribeth
Glenn, Mis·s Nancy
Gould, Carl F.
Gowen, H. H.
Gowen, Lance
Greer, Miss Marie
Harrison, Mrs. Theodora
Hastings, Mrs. Marion
Isaacs, Prof. Walter F.
Jarrett, Miss Mary
Jennings, Judson T.
Johnson, Mrs. Jesse C.
Johnson, Mrs. Philip G.
Judson, Mrs. Henry H.
Keaney, Mrs. Katherine
Pratt, Mrs. J. W.
Raitt, Miss Effie I.
Raymond, Miss Lillian
s.
Rehbock, Mrs. Ralph H .
Reynolds, Miss Clara
Roberts, Milnor
Robinson, Mrs. John
Stringham
Rudow, Mrs. E. W.
Russell, Miss Pearl
Shorey, Miss Maude K.
Sivertz, Mrs. Victorian
S teendaJb.l, Miss Anna S.
Taber, Miss Josephine
Talbott, Mrs. Ivan
Taylor, Miss Dorothea
M.
King, Mrs. Harold
Taylor, Mrs. Frank G.
Lowry, Miss Lorna
Thomas, Harlan
Maynard, Miss Gertrude Walker, Miss Ruth
Warhanik, Mrs. C. A.
Mills, Mrs. Blake D.
Patterson, Ambrose
Wattleworth, Mrs. Brian
Patterson, Mrs.
Wehn, James A.
Wiggins, Mrs. Myra
Ambrose
Pear.son, Mrs. Niles
Albert
Wyckoff, Mrs. Walter
Arthur
Young, A. M.
Pratt, Dudley
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Seattle Art Museum Annual Reports
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Seattle Art Museum--Periodicals
Seattle Art Museum--History
Annual Reports
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<p>This collection consists of digitized and born-digital annual reports and other financial and strategic documentation issued by the Seattle Art Museum from the 1930s to the present. Although the museum officially began in 1933, some reports note a longer period of existence -- the 1932/33 report, for example, is subtitled "Twenty-seventh Year." Prior to becoming the Seattle Art Museum, two predecessor organizations existed: the Seattle Fine Arts Society (1905-1917) and then, after merging with the Washington Arts Association (1906-1917), the Art Institute of Seattle (1917-1932).</p>
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Michael Besozzi
Kate Hanske
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Seattle Art Museum
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1933-present
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Michael Besozzi
Kate Hanske
Traci Timmons
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English
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1933-present
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Fuller, Richard E. (Richard Eugene), 1897-1976 | Tindall, Philip, 1878-1965 | Harlin, Robert H. | Carroll, H. W.
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1932-1933
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Seattle Art Museum
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1932-1933
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Annual Report of the Seattle Art Museum, Formerly the Art Institute of Seattle: Twenty-seventh Year, 1932-1933
Seattle Art Museum, Formerly the Art Institute of Seattle: Annual Report 1932-1933
Annual Report for the Year 1932-1933
Seattle Art Museum Annual Report 1932-1933
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City Ordinance
Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Volunteer Park Building