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Each work of art in the SAM collection is assigned a tracking number that is used for indexing purposes. This "accession number" can be found at the end of the credit line.

Exterior of the Seattle Art Museum, Photo: Lara Swimmer Photography

Exterior of the Seattle Asian Art Museum, Photo: Lara Swimmer Photography

The Eagle, 1971, Alexander Calder, American, 1898–1976, painted steel, 465 x 390 x 390 in., Gift of Jon and Mary Shirley, 2000.69 , © 2006 Estate of Alexander Calder / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, Photo: Paul Warchol

Wolf headdress, no date, Quileute, wood, paint, hair, 6 x 17 x 6 in., National Park Service, Olympic National Park, OLYM-51, Courtesy National Park Service - Olympic National Park, Cat.No. OLYM 16362; Photo: Martin Hutten

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Window: Peonies in the Wind, detail, possibly 1889 and reworked by 1908, leaded glass, John La Farge, American, 1835 - 1910, 56 x 26 in. (142.2 x 66 cm), Acquired with donations from The Kreielsheimer Foundation, Ann and Tom Barwick, The Virginia Wright Fund, Ann H. and John H. Hauberg, The Margaret E. Fuller Purchase Fund, and the American Art Purchase Fund, 87.143

Galukw'amhl (mask of the Crooked Beak), detail, ca. 1940, red cedar, paint, red cedar bark, mahogany plywood, leather, cord, Willie Seaweed (Hilamas), Kwakwaka'wakw, 'Nak'waxda'xw, Blunden Harbour, 1873 - 1967, 33 7/8 x 11 x 9 1/2 in. (86 x 27.9 x 24.1 cm), Gift of John H. Hauberg, 91.1.1

Plaque: Oba and attendants, ca. 1550 - 1650, Cast bronze (cire perdue), African, Nigerian, Benin, 18 1/2 x 15 1/2 x 4 in. (47 x 39.4 x 10.2 cm), Gift of Katherine White and the Boeing Company, 81.17.496

Heart Sutra 般若心経, 2002, punchong; stoneware with white slip, gold, Yoon Kwang-cho, Korean, born 1946, 20 1/2 x 19 5/8 x 9 in. (52.1 x 49.8 x 22.9 cm), The Asian Art Council, Frank S. Bayley III, Jacqueline MacRae, Everett and Andrea Paup, Griffith and Patricia Way, B. Joan Christoffersen, Maxine Gorton-Stewart, Kazuhiro Kawasaki, John Pehrson, Joanne Algarin, Nancy D. Haigwood, Estelle Wertheimer, and the Margaret E. Fuller Purchase Fund, 2005.111, © Yoon Kwang-cho

Episodes from the Aeneid, detail, ca. 1470, egg tempera, oil, and gold on wood panel, Paolo Uccello, Italian (Florence), 1397-1475, Florentine school, 16 1/8 x 61 1/2 in. (41 x 156.2 cm), Gift of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, 61.173

Miniature of a bird and scene of lovers with an attendant, detail, 1629 - 1635, opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper, Riza Abbasi, Persian, died 1635, 13 5/16 x 8 3/4 in. (33.8 x 22.3 cm), Gift of Mrs. Donald E. Frederick, 50.111

Sylvia Plath Quilt, 1980, fabric and woodcut, Ross Palmer Beecher, American, born 1957, 94 x 68 in. (238.8 x 172.7 cm), Mark Tobey Estate Fund, 98.86

La Toilette, 1775 - 1780, hard-paste biscuit porcelain, French, Sèvres manufactory, French, L. S. Boizot, France, 1743 - 1809, J.F.J. Le Riche, Mons, 1741 - 1812, 10 x 11 1/4 x 7 5/8 in. (25.4 x 28.6 x 19.3 cm), Decorative Arts Acquisition Fund, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum, 2004.27

Some/One, detail, 2001, stainless steel military dog-tags, nickel plated copper sheets, steel structure, glass fiber, reinforced resin, rubber sheets, Do Ho Suh, Korean, (works in America) born 1962, 81 x 126 in. (205.7 x 320 cm), Barney A. Ebsworth Collection, 2002.43, © Do Ho Suh

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Inopportune: Stage One, detail, 2004, cars and sequenced multi-channel light tubes, Cai Guo-Qiang, Chinese, (works in America), born 1957, each car: 16’ x 6’, Gift of Robert M. Arnold, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum, 2006.1,© Cai Guo-Qiang

The Eagle, 1971, Alexander Calder, American, 1898–1976, painted steel, 465 x 390 x 390 in., Gift of Jon and Mary Shirley, 2000.69 , © 2006 Estate of Alexander Calder / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, Photo: Paul Macapia

Gathering Storm, detail, 1993, oil on linen, Lin Onus, Australian Aborigine, 1948-1996, 35 5/8 x 47 9/16 x 3/4 in. (90.5 x 120.8 x 1.9 cm), General Acquisition Endowment and Friends of Australian Aboriginal Art, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum, 2006.31, ARS NY

Figurative Weight (abrammuo): Sankofa Bird, n.d., cast brass (cire perdue), African, Asante, Ghanaian, 1 3/8 x 11/16 x 1 3/8 in. (3.5 x 1.8 x 3.5 cm), Gift of Katherine White and the Boeing Company, 81.17.397

Puget Sound on the Pacific Coast, detail, 1870, oil on canvas, Albert Bierstadt, American, 1830 - 1902, 52 1/2 x 82 in. (133.4 x 208.3 cm), Gift of the Friends of American Art at the Seattle Art Museum, with additional funds from the General Acquisition Fund, 2000.70

Hunting scenes, detail, 16th century, gouache on paper, Persian, 23 1/8 x 19 1/8 in., Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection, 47.18

Teapot in form of prunus branch, late 17th century - early 18th century, yixing ware; reddish-brown stoneware with colored slip, Chinese, 4 1/4 x 5 3/4 x 4 3/8 in. (10.8 x 14.61 x 11.11 cm), Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection, 41.3

Flower vase (cuvette à fleurs Courteille), 1755 - 56
Soft-paste porcelain with enamel colors and gilding, French
Vincennes factory, Louis-Denis Armand, active 1745-83
7 3/4 x 12 1/4 in. (19.7 x 31.1 cm),Purchased with funds from The Guendolen Carkeek Plestcheeff Endowment for the Decorative Arts, 99.8

The Judgement of Paris, detail, ca. 1516-18, oil on wood, Lucas Cranach the Elder, German, Wittenberg, 1472 - 1553, 25 x 16 1/2 in. (63.5 x 41.9 cm), LeRoy M. Backus Collection, 52.38

Crows, Early 17th century, detail, pair of six panel screens; ink and gold on paper, Japanese, 61 9/16 x 139 5/16 in. (156.3 x 353.8 cm) after conservation, Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection, 36.21.1

Some/One, detail, 2001, stainless steel military dog-tags, nickel plated copper sheets, steel structure, glass fiber reinforced resin, rubber sheets, Do Ho Suh, Korean, (works in America) born 1962, 81 x 126 in. (205.7 x 320 cm), Barney A. Ebsworth Collection, 2002.43, © Do Ho Suh

Yéil X'eenh (Raven Screen), detail, ca. 1810, spruce, paint, Tlingit
Kadyisdu.axch', Tlingit, Kiks.adi clan, active late 18th - early 19th century, Gaanaxteidi', Klukwan village, Frog House, 105 3/4 x 129 in. (268.62 x 327.66 cm), Gift of John H. Hauberg, 79.98

Self-portrait, 1933, Oil on canvas, Morris Graves, American, born Fox Valley, Oregon, 1910; died Loleta, California, 2001
25 1/2 x 19 3/4 in. (64.8 x 50.2 cm), Gift of Florence Weinstein in memory of Max Weinstein, 85.268, © Estate of Morris Graves

Wonam (wedding robe), detail, late 19th century, silk gauze and silk plain weave: patched and stitched, Korean, Choson Dynasty, 1392-1910, 60 x 68 in. (152.4 x 172.72 cm) L.: 48 in. L.: 44 in., Gift of Frank S. Bayley III, 92.145

Northwest Art
Waning Moon: No. 2, 1943, Gouache on paper, Morris Graves, American, born Fox Valley, Oregon, 1910; died Loleta, California, 2001, 26 1/2 x 30 1/2 in. (67.3 x 77.5 cm), Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection, 46.216, © Estate of Morris Graves

Nick Cave: Meet Me at the Center of the Earth has been organized by Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, Photo by Rebecca Nickels

Conservation at SAM
Photography by Tasia Endo
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Photograph by Jennifer Keaton

Porcelain Room
Porcelain Room, SAM Downtown, photo by Paul Macapia
Quicktime Video, © 2010 Samuel H. Kress Foundation

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Photograph by Tim Aguero

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Exterior of the Seattle Art Museum, photograph by Susan Dirk

The Eagle, 1971, painted steel, Alexander Calder, American, 1898-1976, 465 x 390 x 390in., estimated weight 6 tons, Gift of Jon and Mary Shirley, 2000.69 , © 2006 Estate of Alexander Calder / Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York, Photo: Paul Macapia

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First Free Saturday Girl's Day, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Photo: Laura O'Quinn

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Documentation Imagery for the Pollinator Pathway (Before and After Planting), Sarah Bergmann, 2011, mixed media

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Seattle Asian Art Museum, Fuller Garden Court, photograph by Carrie Kim

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Seattle Asian Art Museum, Fuller Garden Court, photograph by Carrie Kim

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The Eagle, 1971, painted steel, Alexander Calder, American, 1898-1976, 465 x 390 x 390in., estimated weight 6 tons, Gift of Jon and Mary Shirley, 2000.69 , © 2006 Estate of Alexander Calder / Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York, Photo: Paul Macapia

Detailed installation view of Dennis Oppenheim’s Safety Cones at Olympic Sculpture Park.

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Olympic Sculpture Park, PACCAR Pavilion interior and view of Pedro Reyes’ Capula XVI and XVII/, photograph by Paul Warchol

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The Modern and Contemporary Art Galleries at SAM downtown, featuring Rorschach, 1984, Andy Warhol, American, 1928–1987, acrylic on canvas, 164 x 115 in., Promised gift of the Virginia and Bagley Wright Collection, T2006.65.155, © 2007 Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
An Exhibition of Gasoline Powered Engines, 1993, Edward Ruscha, American, born 1937, acrylic on linen, 84 x 84 in., Purchased with funds from Susan and Jeffrey Brotman, Mary Alice and Dick Cooley, Jane and David Davis, Robert Dootson, Lyn and Jerry Grinstein, Ann and John H. Hauberg, Mimi and Vinton Sommerville, Mary and Dean Thornton, Carol Wright, and the Margaret E. Fuller Purchase Fund, 98.52, © Ed Ruscha.
Mann und Maus, 1991-1992, Katharina Fritsch, German, born 1956, mixed media, multiple of 2, 90 ½ x 51 ½ x 94 ½ in., Promised gift of the Virginia and Bagley Wright Collection, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum, T98.84.17, © 2007 Katharina Fritsch/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn.
Stranger in the Village (Excerpt), #7, 1997, Glenn Ligon, American, born 1960, coal dust and oil stick on linen, 72 x 84 in., Gift of William and Ruth True with additional funds from the Margaret E. Fuller Purchase Fund, 98.13, © Glenn Ligon.
Some/One, 2001, Do Ho Suh, Korean, works in America, 1962, stainless steel military dog-tags, nickel plated copper sheets, steel structure, glass fiber reinforced resin, rubber sheets, 81 x 126 in., Gift of Barney A. Ebsworth, 2002.43, © Do Ho Suh.
Die Welle (The Wave) or Lilith am Roten Meer, 1990, Anselm Kiefer, German, born 1945, lead, clothes, steel wire, and ash on canvas, 110 1/4 x 196 in., Promised gift of the Virginia and Bagley Wright Collection, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum, T98.84.33. © Anslem Kiefer.
Loser + Clark, 1999, Brad Kahlhamer, American, born 1956, Oil on canvas, 84 x 120 in., Gift of the ContemporaryArtProject, Seattle, 2002.25. © Brad Kahlhamer, photo by Timothy Aguero Photography.

Design

Design Team

Design Features

© Lara Swimmer Photography
Photo by Eduardo Calderón.
View into one of the American art galleries, photo by Timothy Aguero Photography.
Jason Puccinelli, The Shape of Sound, acrylic mural, photo by Timothy Aguero Photography.

Architect’s Statement

Art Ladder

Jason Puccinelli, Cartoon Forest, acrylic mural, photo by Timothy Aguero Photography.
Jason Puccinelli, Vanishing Point, acrylic mural, photo by Jason Puccinelli.
Jason Puccinelli,The Shape of Sound, acrylic mural, photo by Timothy Aguero Photography.
Jason Puccinelli, Cartoon Forest, acrylic mural, in kind, Will Hyde, photo by Timothy Aguero Photography.

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Riza Abbasi, Persian, Miniature of a bird and scene of lovers with an attendant, 1629-1635, ink, gold and color on paper, 13 5/16 x 8 3/4 in., gift of Mrs. Donald E. Frederick.

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The Eagle, 1971, painted steel, Alexander Calder, American, 1898-1976, 465 x 390 x 390in., estimated weight 6 tons, Gift of Jon and Mary Shirley, 2000.69 , © 2006 Estate of Alexander Calder / Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York, Photo: Paul Macapia

Art in the Park

Roy McMakin, American, born 1956, Love & Loss, 2005-2006, mixed media installation with benches, tables, live tree, pathways and illuminated rotating element, 40 ft. x 24 ft., Olympic Sculpture Park Art Acquisition Fund and gift of Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum, 2007.2, © Roy McMakin, Photo: Paul Macapia

History
Glenn Rudolph, American, b. 1946, Travelers, 1986, gelatin silver print, 31 x 41in., PONCHO and the Mark Tobey Estate Fund, 2006.53 , © Glenn Rudolph

Visionary Partners
Glenn Rudolph, American, b. 1946, Joey, 2005, archival inkjet print, 31 x 41in.,, PONCHO and the Mark Tobey Estate Fund, 2006.52 , © Glenn Rudolph

Design
Olympic Sculpture Park, aerial view from water, photograph © Benjamin Benschneider and Weiss/Manfredi, © 2007 Estate of Alexander Calder / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Concept design by Weiss/Manfredi Architects, aerial photograph by Alan Abramowitz

Lead Design Team
Overview of Roxy Paine’s Split, Alexander Calder’s The Eagle, Elliot Bay and Olympic Mountains. Photograph by Paul Warchol, © 2007 Estate of Alexander Calder / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Design Features
The west side of the PACCAR Pavilion with Roxy Paine’s Split, photograph by Ben Benschneider

Evolution of Site Slideshow
Aerial of site before construction, photograph by Alan Abramovitz

Concept design by Weiss/Manfredi Architects, aerial photograph by Alan Abramowitz

Aerial of park near completion, photography courtesy of Soundview Aerial photography

Tour Slideshow

Inside the PACCAR Pavilion with installation by Pedro Reyes, photograph by Benjamin Benschneider

Roxy Paine's Split and Alexander Calder’s The Eagle, photograph by Paul Warchol

View of the PACCAR Pavilion from the Valley, photograph by Benjamin Benschneider

Design Vision Statement
Night view of Richard Serra’s Wake and the Paccar Pavilion, photograph © Benjamin Benschneider

Media
Slideshow of the opening day celebration and evening party, photography by Tim Aguero and Spike Mafford

African Arts Council
Hemba Mask, Suku, Democratic Republic of the Congo
wood, pigment, and raffia Gift of Katherine White and the Boeing Company , 81.17.909

Asian Arts Council
Crows, Japan, Edo period, ca. 1650, folding screen, ink and gold paper on silk, overall h. 68 1/2 in., Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection, 36.21.1-.2

Contemporary Art Council
To Add One Meter to an Anonymous Mountain, 1995, Zhang Huan, China, born 1965, C-print on Fuji archival paper
Gift of the ContemporaryArtProject, Seattle, 2002.23

Council of American Art
Albert Bierstadt, puget sound on the pacific coast, America, 1830-1902, 1870, oil on canvas, 52 1/2 x 82 in. (133.4 x 208.3 cm) Gift of the Friends of American Art at the Seattle Art Museum, with additional funds from the, General Acquisition Fund, 2000.70

Decorative Arts and Paintings Council
Jacques-André Joseph Aved, France, 1702-1766, Madame Brion, 1750, oil on canvas , 50 5/8 x 38 1/8 in. (128.59 x 96.84 cm), Purchased with funds from the Frederick Pipes Estate Fund, General Acquisitions Fund, Mary Arrington Small Estate, and Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection, by exchange, 87.99

Native Arts of the Americas & Oceania Council
Tlingit bent-corner bowl, c. 1820, wood, 5 3/4 x 11 in., Gift of John H. Hauberg, 91.1.56

Center Images
Photograph by Lauro O'Quin
Photograph by Anne Pfeil
Photograph by Ben Becker

SAM Downtown Permanent Collection School Programs

SAM DowntownSpecial Exhibition School Programs

The Blue Room (La chambre bleue), 1923, Suzanne Valadon (born Marie-Cl�mentine Valadon, French; 1865�1938), oil on canvas, 35.4 x 45.7 in.

Seattle Asian Art Museum Permanent Collection School Programs
Photo by Justin Gollmer

Seattle Asian Art Museum Special Exhibition School Programs
In the Well of the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa-oki namiura) from the series: Fugaku sanj�rokkei (Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji) (detail), ca. 1830-32, Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese, 1760�1849, color woodblock print on paper, 10 1/4 x 14 7/8 in., Promised gift of Mary and Allan Kollar, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum, Photo: Susan Cole

Olympic Sculpture Park School Programs Index

Olympic Sculpture Park School Programs

How to Schedule a Tour and Prepare for Your Visit

How to Prepare for Your Visit

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Woman wearing a woven robe by Fran James and her son, Bill James, from the Lummi Nation, Washington, U.S.A., 1992, sheep wool, dyes, Photograph by Ben Becker

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Sammy the Camel illustrations by Christopher Keenan
Art Panels image, Youth in Focus. Photograph by Dana Morgan
Family Room image, Summer Art FUNdamentals camp, 2004, Photograph by Dana Morgan
Activity Room image: Summer Art FUNdamentals camp, 2004, Photograph by Dana Morgan
Coloring Book illustrations by Christopher Keenan

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Membership Events
Miniature of a bird and scene of lovers with an attendant, 1629–1635, Riza Abbasi, Persian, died 1635, opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper, 13 5/16 x 8 3/4 in., Gift of Mrs. Donald E. Frederick, 50.111

Member Groups
Center Images: Visitor in the galleries, Seattle Art Museum, detail, photograph by Tim Aguero
Photograph of SAMS (Seattle Art Museum Supporters)
Photograph of Southwest Guild

SAM Travel

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The Hon. E.S. Russell and His Brother, 1834, Edwin Landseer (English, 1802–1873), oil on canvas, 34 3/4 x 44 1/8 in., Kenwood House, English Heritage; Iveagh Bequest (88028791). Photo courtesy American Federation of Arts.

Community Programs
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Photograph by Tim Aguero
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Sheer Realities Family Festival, 2000, Seattle Asian Art Museum, photograph by Richard Nicol

Teen Programs

Teen participants from InSide Song with Guillermo E. Brown. Photograph by Nate Herth
Students in SAM’s Re+Vision: Design Your (Neighbor)hood teen workshop. Photograph by Katherine Shozawa
ArtAttack! Photograph by Ruby Aquino
TAG members work on comics with Ellen Forney. Photograph by Nate Herth

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Architectural detail of the Seattle Art Museum downtown. Photograph by Eduardo Calderón.

Special Gifts
Family Day October 17, 2009 #29, Photograph by Catherine Anstett

Planned Giving
Wake, 2004, Richard Serra, American, born 1939, 10 plates, 5 sets of locked toroid forms, weatherproof steel, each set, overall: 14 ft. 1 1/4 in. x 48 ft. 4 in. x 6 ft. 4 3/8 in.; overall installation: 14 ft. 1/4 in. H. x 125 ft. L x 46 ft. W.; plate thickness 2"; weight: 30 tons (each plate), Purchased in part with funds from Susan and Jeffrey Brotman, Virginia and Bagley Wright, Ann Wyckoff and the Modern Art Acquisition Fund, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum, 2004.94, Photograph by Paul Macapia.

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The Eagle, 1971, Alexander Calder, American, 1898–1976, painted steel, 465 x 390 x 390 in., Gift of Jon and Mary Shirley, 2000.69, © 2008 Calder Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), Photo by Nic Lehoux

History
Richard E. Fuller with Japanese ceramics, 1964, Photo: Paul V. Thomas

History Timeline and Slideshow
Photograph by Leonid Fink/Seattle Times
Firescreen: Cocks and Crows, ca. 1930, William Hunt Diederich, American, born Szent-Grót, Hungary, 1884, died Tappan-on-Hudson, New York, 1953, wrought iron, cut sheet metal, and brass, 41 1/2 x 39 3/4 x 7 3/4 in., Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection, 33.1883, © Estate of William Hunt Diederich, Photo: Paul Macapia
Photograph by SAM
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Virgin and Child with St. John the Baptist, 1505–10, Marco d'Oggiono, Italian, Milan, Milanese School, ca. 1467–1524, oil on wood, 28 1/2 x 22 5/8 in., Samuel H. Kress Collection, 37.57
Poem Scroll with Deer (Deer Scroll), 1610s, Tawaraya Sotatsu, Japanese, 1576–1643, Hon'ami Koetsu, Japanese, 1558–1637, handscroll, ink, gold and silver on paper, 13 7/16 x 366 3/16 in. after conservation, overall: 13 1/2 x 410 3/16 in. after conservation, Gift of Mrs. Donald E. Frederick, 51.127, Photo: Seiji Shirono, National Institute for Cultural Properties, Tokyo
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Three Birds, 1935, Mark Tobey, American, 1890–1976, opaque watercolor on paper, 10 3/4 x 19 1/2 in., overall h.: 19 1/4 in., overall w.: 23 in., Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection, 36.42 © Seattle Art Museum
Photograph by SAM
Photograph by Pete Liddell/Seattle Times
Photograph by SAM
Jane Lang, 1976, Andy Warhol, American, 1928–1987, acrylic on canvas, 40 x 40 in., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Lang, 76.47, © 2008 Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts/ARS, New York, Photograph by SAM
Photograph by Paul Macapia
Crocodile headdress, Nigerian/Cameroonian, Cross River, Ejagham, wood, skin, basketry, 29 x 38 1/2 x 8 3/4 in., Gift of Katherine White and the Boeing Company, 81.17.507
Hammering Man, 1992, Jonathan Borofksy, hollow-fabricated steel, aluminum mechanized arm, electric motor, and black automotive paint, 48 ft. x 30 in. x 7 in., Seattle Arts Commission, funding provided by the Virginia Wright Fund in honor of Prentice Bloedel; Seattle City Light 1% for Art funds; the Museum Development Authority; and PONCHO (Patrons of Northwest Civic, Cultural and Charitable Organizations)., Photograph by Eduardo Calderon
Photograph by Susan Dirk
Photograph by SAM
Photograph by SAM
Photograph by Paul Macapia
Michael Manfredi and Marion Weiss, Photograph by Paul Macapia
Wake, 2004, Richard Serra, American, born 1939, 10 plates, 5 sets of locked toroid forms, weatherproof steel, each set, overall: 14 ft. 1 1/4 in. x 48 ft. 4 in. x 6 ft. 4 3/8 in.; overall installation: 14 ft. 1/4 in. H. x 125 ft. L x 46 ft. W.; plate thickness 2"; weight: 30 tons (each plate), Purchased in part with funds from Susan and Jeffrey Brotman, Virginia and Bagley Wright, Ann Wyckoff and the Modern Art Acquisition Fund, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum, 2004.94, © Richard Serra, Photograph by Youth in Focus
Photograph courtesy of Team Photogenic

In Memory of Bagley Wright

SAM Governance

Press Room
Inopportune: Stage One, 2004, Cai Guo-Qiang, Chinese (works in America), b. 1957, cars and sequenced multi-channel light tubes, each car: 16 x 6 ft., Gift of Robert M. Arnold, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum, 2006.1, © Cai Guo-Qiang, Photo by Team Photogenic

Corporate Private Evenings
In the Garden at Maurecourt, ca. 1884, oil on canvas, Berthe Morisot, French, 1841–1895, 21 1/4 x 25 5/8 in. (54 x 65 cm), Toledo Museum of Art, purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, gift of Edward Drummond Libbey, 1930.9, T2007.131.67

Gardner Center for Asian Art and Ideas

In the Well of the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa-oki namiura) from the series: Fugaku sanjûrokkei (Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji) (detail), ca. 1830-32, Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese, 1760–1849, color woodblock print on paper, 10 1/4 x 14 7/8 in., Promised gift of Mary and Allan Kollar, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum, Photo: Susan Cole

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