Immerse Yourself in the Art of The Daw Collection
Forest Abstract, 1968.
Norman Lewis (1909-1979).
13.5"x19" watercolor.
New York-born Lewis began his career during the 1930s as a social realist. He shifted from an overtly figural style, depicting bread lines, evictions, and police brutality, to non-objective abstraction in the 1950s, but remained active and consciously aware of social inequities, particularly those faced by African Americans.
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Postcard - The Harp (1939 for 1940 World's Fair)
Augusta Savage (1892-1962).
Linen postcard printed by Meriden Graveur.
Augusta Savage (born February 29, 1892, Green Cove Springs, Florida, U.S.—died March 26, 1962, New York, New York) was an American sculptor and educator who battled racism to secure a place for African American women in the art world.
Untitled, 1965.
Richard Hunt (1935-2013).
15"x15" lithograph, artist proof.
Richard Hunt is the foremost African-American abstract sculptor and artist of public sculpture. Executed in welded and cast steel, aluminum, copper, and bronze, Hunt's abstract creations make frequent references to plant, human, and animal forms. Hunt prefers to be called a "Midwestern sculptor" and lived his life in Chicago
15.25"x8" Hand cut, hand carved wood in the manner of Benin Queen Mother Idia
Wood, leather and beads
Fashioned after original pendant ivory mask of Benin Queen Idia created in the 16th century
Seattle Rain Scene, circa 1990.
Danny Mayes.
40"x17" print.
Danny Mayes was born in 1950s Tacoma, and at first perused an interest in boxing; however, he ultimately decided to follow his passion for painting. Mayes received a scholarship to attended the Burnley School of Commercial Art (later the Art Institute of Seattle, closed 2019) where he studied under William "Bill" Cumming. He produced much o
Mt. Rainier, 1990-2014.
Danny Mayes.
7"x5" oil on cardstock.
A longtime Seattle artist known for vibrant Seattle street scenes, Pacific Northwest landscapes, and his portraits of civil rights leaders and Seattle sports stars. Danny Mayes was born in 1950s Tacoma, and at first perused an interest in boxing; however, he ultimately decided to follow his passion for painting. He produced much of his work