Seattle Style: Fashion/Function highlights how elegance and practicality coexisted and converged in Seattle wardrobes, providing new insights into local clothing, ranging from couture, to outdoor gear, to denim. The book features over fifty garments and accessories from the Museum of History &amp; Industry (MOHAI) collection, revealing captivating stories about the city's sartorial spirit. Organized into four main sections, Seattle Style surveys key influences on local clothing. "Nature and Place" explores the relationship with our environment and garments designed for outdoor adventures; "Growth and Aspiration" tells stories about how clothing options expanded as Seattle became increasingly metropolitan; "Northwest Casual" takes a deeper look at the city's affinity for casualwear and its leadership in the casual clothing industry; and "Innovators and Rule Breakers" celebrates Seattle's creative problem solvers and nonconformists. Alone, few of these elements are unique to Seattle, but woven together, a distinct local story emerges. Seattle Style: Fashion/Function is the most significant work yet compiled on dress and the clothing history of the Seattle area and is a companion to the exhibition at MOHAI.

Seattle Style: Fashion/Function

Arts & Photography

Berg, Clara

Graphic Design

Museum of History and Industry

Al Smith's photography chronicled the jazz clubs, family gatherings, neighborhood events, and individuals who made up Seattle's African American community in the mid-twentieth century. Seattle on the Spot features highlights from Smith's legacy along with reflections from historians, scholars, friends, and family members. The book is a companion to the exhibition at the Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI).

Seattle on the Spot: The Photographs of Al Smith

De Barros, Paul

Cobbins, Quin'Nita

Giske, Howard

Lawson, Jacqueline E. A.

Smith Jr., Al "Butch"

Photography & Video

Richard Bennett (1899–1971) was a nationally known printmaker, painter, and illustrator, born in Ireland but raised in Washington State. He later divided his time between New York City and Seattle. A leading children’s book author and illustrator, he received national recognition for his woodblock prints and engravings. He was part of the inner circle of leading Northwest artists including Mark Tobey, Morris Graves, Kenneth Callahan, and Guy Anderson. In New York he became close to a group of artists and scholars that included the Abstract Expressionist Theodoros Stamos, etcher Thomas Handforth, and the scholar Edmond Tolk. Among the many children’s books he illustrated are the Paul Bunyon stories, Treasure Island, and Betty MacDonald’s The Egg and I and Mrs. Piggle Wiggle. David Martin places Bennett's work in the context of major American printmakers and illustrators and the changes in book production inspired by the Arts and Crafts Movement.

The Art of Richard Bennett

Martin, David F.

Individual Artists

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