Navarez in the strait
Dramatized representation of the Santa Saturnia, formerly the North West America, exploring the Strait of Georgia in 1791 under the command of José María Narváez. A mid-sized sailboat flying Spanish colors runs on the water in front of an indistinct purple hilly coastline. Parker McAllister, born in...
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ftseattlepldc:oai:cdm16118.contentdm.oclc.org:p15015coll5/141 2023-05-15T17:45:58+02:00 Navarez in the strait McAllister, Parker S. (1903-1970) 195u 1955 watercolor and graphite on paper image/jpeg Image capture by IO Color with 36 MP Nikon 800e camera. http://cdm16118.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p15015coll5,141 unknown The Seattle Public Library Northwest Art Collection spl_art_291985_16.150 http://cdm16118.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p15015coll5,141 Items in this collection are made available for educational, academic and personal use. Copyright information provided by the Library does not constitute legal advice. Patrons are encouraged to do their own copyright assessment prior to using items from the collection. For further information about rights and reproduction, visit https://cdm16118.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/custom/rights 14 x 17.25 in http://seattle.bibliocommons.com/item/show/291985030 Artists--Washington (State)--Seattle Watercolor painting--Northwest Pacific 1955 ftseattlepldc 2022-08-16T16:50:44Z Dramatized representation of the Santa Saturnia, formerly the North West America, exploring the Strait of Georgia in 1791 under the command of José María Narváez. A mid-sized sailboat flying Spanish colors runs on the water in front of an indistinct purple hilly coastline. Parker McAllister, born in 1903 in Massachusetts, was a Seattle Times artist from 1924 to 1965. McAllister started his career as an illustrator at 14 for a Spokane publication; he joined the art staff at the Seattle Times in 1920. His first Sunday magazine cover was a poster-type illustration celebrating the University of Washington crew races in spring 1924. During McAllister's career, he created illustrations depicting “local color” events and situations now routinely handled by photographers. As the technology improved, he expanded his repertoire - he illustrated articles, drew covers for special sections and the weekly Seattle Sunday Times Magazine, and drew diagrams, comics, cartoons, and portraits for the Times’ editorial page. In 1956, an exhibition of his watercolor and oil paintings of Pacific Northwest scenes and historical incidents - including some paintings from the “Discovery of the Pacific Northwest” series - were exhibited at the Washington State Historical Society Museum in Tacoma. He was also a member of the Puget Sound Group of Men Painters. McAllister retired from the Seattle Times in 1965; he passed away in Arizona in 1970. Watercolors Painting appeared on the cover of the Seattle Times Magazine on September 25, 1955 as part of the feature series “Discovery of the Pacific Northwest” written by Lucile McDonald and also later appeared in the book based on the series, Search for the Northwest Passage by Lucile McDonald. McAllister and McDonald also collaborated in a similar way to produce Washington’s Yesterdays. Other/Unknown Material Northwest passage The Seattle Public Library Special Collections Online McAllister ENVELOPE(-65.882,-65.882,-68.764,-68.764) Northwest Passage Pacific |
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Dramatized representation of the Santa Saturnia, formerly the North West America, exploring the Strait of Georgia in 1791 under the command of José María Narváez. A mid-sized sailboat flying Spanish colors runs on the water in front of an indistinct purple hilly coastline. Parker McAllister, born in 1903 in Massachusetts, was a Seattle Times artist from 1924 to 1965. McAllister started his career as an illustrator at 14 for a Spokane publication; he joined the art staff at the Seattle Times in 1920. His first Sunday magazine cover was a poster-type illustration celebrating the University of Washington crew races in spring 1924. During McAllister's career, he created illustrations depicting “local color” events and situations now routinely handled by photographers. As the technology improved, he expanded his repertoire - he illustrated articles, drew covers for special sections and the weekly Seattle Sunday Times Magazine, and drew diagrams, comics, cartoons, and portraits for the Times’ editorial page. In 1956, an exhibition of his watercolor and oil paintings of Pacific Northwest scenes and historical incidents - including some paintings from the “Discovery of the Pacific Northwest” series - were exhibited at the Washington State Historical Society Museum in Tacoma. He was also a member of the Puget Sound Group of Men Painters. McAllister retired from the Seattle Times in 1965; he passed away in Arizona in 1970. Watercolors Painting appeared on the cover of the Seattle Times Magazine on September 25, 1955 as part of the feature series “Discovery of the Pacific Northwest” written by Lucile McDonald and also later appeared in the book based on the series, Search for the Northwest Passage by Lucile McDonald. McAllister and McDonald also collaborated in a similar way to produce Washington’s Yesterdays. |
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Items in this collection are made available for educational, academic and personal use. Copyright information provided by the Library does not constitute legal advice. Patrons are encouraged to do their own copyright assessment prior to using items from the collection. For further information about rights and reproduction, visit https://cdm16118.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/custom/rights |
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