Seattle Destinations about Famous Artists from Seattle

By Helen Georgette


There are several famous artists in Seattle and many famous artists from Seattle. Seattle's artists have achieved great achievements and notoriousness in the art industry, as well as adding to the legacy of Seattle famous artists. Gypsy Rose Lee, Audrey Wurdemann and Hank Ketcham are 3 distinguished famous artists from Seattle that have helped in defining Seattle's inventive community.

Gypsy Rose Lee

Gypsy Rose Lee lived from January 9, 1911 to April 26, 1970. Her original name was Ellen June Hovick though it was changed to Gypsy Rose Lee due to the form of her acting on stages. She wrote plays and was a sizzling and attractive actress. Gypsy was born in Seattle and eventually married John Olaf Hovick who was a sales rep and journalist for a Seattle paper company. She would eventually write and act in numerous famous plays that were seen round the country. When Gypsy was 15 years old, she developed "Bobby Reed", which was a dancing act. Afterwards, she held a career in dancing. Gypsy Rose made a name among the Seattle famous artists that will endure as long as Seattle has art.

Audrey Wudermann

Audrey Wudermann was born on January 1, 1911 in Seattle. Wunderman once was a famous poet who was the youngest winner of the Pulitzer prize. Audrey never went to primary school but was able to enter highschool when she was 11 years old. Audrey wrote her first poetry collection when she was 16 years old and it was called "The House of Silk". Audrey married a poet and writer named Joseph Auslander. She moved to live with him in New York City in 1932. Later, she moved to Washington DC with him and lived in the Cathedral Heights neighborhood in the northwestern section of town.

Hank Ketcham

Born on March 14, 1920 in Seattle, Washington. Hank is one of the most noted artists in Seattle, having made the famous Dennis the Menace comic strip. He wrote it from 1951 to 1994 and after he retired, he turned into a painter and worked while he was home. He got given the Reuben Award in 1953 for drawing and writing Dennis the Menace. Hank finished his education at the Queen Anne High School and momentarily attended the University of Washington. Ketcham's career began as an animator for companies including Walt Disney and a photographic expert for the Navy.




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