David F. Martin Explained

David F. Martin is an art historian with a primary focus on female, gay or Asian-American artists.^[1] He is an authority on the art of Washington State during the period 1890-1960, and in particular on members of the Seattle Camera Club, and chiefly composed of Japanese American photographers working in the Pictorialist style.

Career

Martin has been the consulting curator for the Cascadia Art Museum in Edmonds, Washington since 2015.^{[2] [3]} He has previously served as Program Director for the American Art Council at the Seattle Art Museum and as regional President of the Northwest Chapter of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C. He is the only male Honorary Member of Women Painters of Washington.^[4] He has been instrumental in recovering the artistic legacies of Washington State artists Virna Haffer and Soichi Sunami, among others.^{[5] [6]}

Bibliography

Books he has authored or co-authored include:

• Book: Shadows of a fleeting world: pictorial photography and the Seattle Camera Club. Martin. David F. Bromberg. Nicolette. University of Washington. Libraries. Henry Art Gallery. 2011. University of Washington Press. 9780295990859. Seattle, WA. 663459066. en.
• Book: Territorial hues: the color print and Washington state, 1920-1960. Martin. David F. Cascadia Art Museum. 2017. 9780998911205. 1018230996. en.
• Book: Evergreen muse: the art of Elizabeth Colborne. Martin. David F. Whatcom Museum. 2011. Whatcom Museum. 9780295991429. Bellingham, WA. 714722651. en.
• Book: A turbulent lens the photographic art of Virna Haffer. Bullock. Margaret E. Henderson. Christina S. Martin. David F. Haffer. Virna. Tacoma Art Museum. Exhibition A Turbulent Lens: the Photographic Art of Virna Haffer. Exhibition A Turbulent Lens: the Photographic Art of Virna Haffer. 2011. Tacoma Art Museum. 9780924335327. Tacoma. 935175566. en.
• Book: Austere beauty: the art of Z. Vanessa Helder. Martin. David F. Bullock. Margaret E. Helder. Z. Vanessa. Tacoma Art Museum. 2014. 9780924335396. 874118734. en.
• Book: BULLOCK, MARGARET E. CAPTIVE LIGHT: the life and photography of ella e.mcbride.. 2018. UNIV OF WASHINGTON PRESS. 978-0924335440. S.l.. 1031455437. en.
• Book: Martin, David F. An enduring legacy: women painters of Washington, 1930-2005. 2009. University of Washington Press ; Combined Academic [distributor|isbn=9780938506119|location=Seattle, Wash.; Chesham|oclc=390937134|language=en].
• Book: The art of Richard Bennett. Martin. David F. Bennett. Richard. Museum of History and Industry (Seattle. Wash.). 2010. Museum of History & Industry : University of Washington Press [distributor|isbn=9780939806072|location=Seattle, WA|oclc=617592008|language=en].
• Book: Martin, David F. A fluid tradition: Northwest Watercolor Society--the first 75 Years. 2015. 9780692269954. 895730753. en.
• Book: MARTIN, DAVID F. INVOCATION OF BEAUTY: the life and photography of soichi sunami.. 2018. CASCADIA ART MUSEUM. 978-0998911212. S.l.. 1031918225. en.

Notes and References

1. News: Upchurch . Michael . August 3, 2014 . Curator Martin alters PNW's sense of its own art history . The Seattle Times . September 6, 2018.
2. News: Upchurch . Michael . October 25, 2016 . Peggy Strong retrospective raises more questions than it answers about her career . The Seattle Times . November 28, 2016.
3. News: Artfully Edmonds: Meet the creative force behind Cascadia Art Museum's inaugural exhibit - My Edmonds News. 2015-09-10. My Edmonds News. 2018-09-26. en-US.
4. Web site: David F. Martin . Amazon . 6 September 2018.
5. Web site: Virna Haffer's photos resurrected at TAM.. March 11, 2019. Michael. Upchurch. 24 September 2011.
6. Web site: Invocation of Beauty: The Life and Photography of Soichi Sunami . 5 September 2018.