On display at the museum from July 19 – November 20, 2022

Several members of the Chase family were important figures in Washington state’s cultural history. Beginning in the 1920’s, brothers Waldo S. Chase (1895-1988) and Wendell Corwin Chase (1897-1988) produced some of the finest color woodblock prints in the country. Their sister Marjorie Chase Gilleland (1892-1963) was a talented painter, craftsperson and weaver who studied at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn in the early 20th century. Their parents were also involved in the arts; their father Wendell Nye Chase (1863-1944) produced beautiful hand- crafted copperware and their mother Ella Ryther Chase (1872-1928) was a writer and pictorialist photographer. Ella’s mother was Olive “Mother” Ryther (1849-1934), a legendary Seattle figure who founded the Ryther Center for Children and Youth.

The exhibition will also include pieces by the Chase brothers circle of friends and contemporaries including the copper artisan Albert Berry (1878-1949) and artist/designer Orre Nelson Nobles (1897-1967) on loan from several prominent local collectors.

TICKET PRICES:An Arts & Crafts Movement in the Northwest: The Chase Family and their Contemporaries

Adults: $12
Seniors (65+): $9
Youth (0-18): Free
Students: Free