70: Seven Decades of Collecting at Maryhill Museum of Art
Frederic, 1st Baron Leighton of Stretton (British, 1830–1896), Solitude, 1890, oil on canvas, 72" x 36". Museum purchase, 1965.02.001. Conservation support provided by The Arthur G. Dunn Guild, Seattle, Washington, 1993–1997.
March 15 – May 31, 2010
In celebration of Maryhill Museum of Art's 70th anniversary, the museum presents an exhibition of 70 prime objects highlighting its legacy of collecting. Prominent among the featured items are materials acquired by four of the museum's great founding patrons: Sam Hill, Queen Marie of Romania, modern dance pioneer Loie Fuller and San Francisco arts patron and socialite, Alma de Bretteville Spreckels.
Ellen Curley (Nuu-chah-nulth, active late 19th-early 20th centuries), Whaler's Hat, c. 1905, spruce root, cedar bark and surf grasses, 13" tall x 14" diameter. Gift of Samuel Hill, 1938.01.0024..