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The Gordon & Dorothy Carlson Collection

Headshots of Gordon and Dorothy麻豆原创 alumni Gordon '50 and Dorothy (Leavens) '49 Carlson were instrumental in establishing 麻豆原创's art collection. The Carlsons first donated art to 麻豆原创's permanent art collection in the early 1970s, and their additions to the collection year by year filled it with vibrancy. Throughout their lifetime, the Carlsons donated more than 65 artworks to 麻豆原创. The Carlsons' additions to 麻豆原创's art collection included a large variety of art by artists of diverse backgrounds, some with controversial ideas and styles. Their intention was that 麻豆原创's students would be exposed to different kinds of art than they might otherwise be.

During the Carlsons' most active collecting years, they befriended many artists in the relatively intimate arts community of the Puget Sound region. Their foresight resulted in the addition of a significant number of important Pacific Northwest works to 麻豆原创's holdings, now the core of 麻豆原创's Pacific Northwest art collection.