The Woodchuck

1962

James Washington, Jr.

American, 1911 - 2000

Granite

Stone sculpture: 5 1/2 × 6 1/2 × 9 in. (14 × 16.5 × 22.9 cm)

Wood mount: 1 3/4 × 6 1/2 × 8 3/8 in. (4.4 × 16.5 × 21.3 cm)

Gift of Edward B. Thomas

62.149

Provenance: [Gordon Woodside Gallery, Seattle]; purchased from gallery by Edward B. Thomas, Seattle, Washington; gift from Mr. Thomas to Seattle Art Museum, September 13, 1962

Photo: Scott Leen

Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Woodside Gallery, Summer Enjoyment, 1962.

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Gods, Men and Animals, March 13 - April 14, 1963.

Anacortes, Washington, Anacortes Arts and Crafts Fair, 1964.

Seattle, Washington, Central Association of Seattle, exhibition in Mayor's office for downtown Seattle's Spring Festival of Fun, 1964.

Balboa, California, Fine Arts Patrons of Newport Harbor, Children's Show of Fine Arts, 1966.

South Bend, Indiana, Notre Dame University, Saint Mary's College, Moreau Gallery, James W. Washington Exhibition, 1969.

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Documents Northwest: Earthly Paradise: Fitzgerald DeFreitas, Karen DeWinter, James W. Washington, Jr., March 30 - October 8, 2000.

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Black Art II, November 21, 2008 - March 15, 2009.

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Storied Objects, November 13, 2019 - April 26, 2021.

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Remember the Rain, August 18, 2023 - October 14, 2024.

Published ReferencesSeattle Art Museum Engagement Book, September 13-19, 1964

Bruno, Louis, "Secondary Art Guide for State of Washington (Grades 9-12), 1965, p. 42

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