|
| Title | Docent and students at Seattle Art Museum, Volunteer Park, September 12, 1940 |
| Photographer | Webster & Stevens |
| Date | 1940 |
| Caption | For many years, the Seattle Art Museum has trained people, called docents, to talk with school groups and other visitors about the museum's artworks. In this September 1940 photo, a docent tells a group of school children about a Qing dynasty Chinese stone sculpture. The sculpture, Statesman, is part of the museum's large Asian art collection. It now stands on the grand staircase of the museum's downtown location. |
| Subjects | School children; Galleries & museums; Seattle Art Museum |
| Places | Seattle (Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1983.10.13425.4 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 negative: safety film, b&w; 8 x 10 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original negative using Epson Expression 10000XL as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS4, JPEG quality measurement 4. |
| Photographer's Reference Number | W&S 148, 301 |
