There are numerous famous artists in Seattle and many famous artists from Seattle. These artists have accomplished great accomplishments and disrepute in the art industry, as well as adding to the legacy of Seattle famous artists. Gypsy Rose Lee, Audrey Wurdemann and Hank Ketcham are three distinguished famous artists from Seattle that have helped to define Seattle\’s creative community.

Gypsy Rose Lee

Gypsy Rose Lee lived from January 9, 1911 to April 26, 1970. Her original name was Ellen June Hovick but it was changed to Gypsy Rose Lee because of the type of her acting on stages. She wrote plays and was a steamy and appealing actress. Gypsy was born in Seattle and finally married John Olaf Hovick who was a sales representative and journalist for a Seattle paper company. She would ultimately write and act in numerous famous plays that were seen round the country. When Gypsy Rose was 15, she developed \”Bobby Reed\”, which was a dancing act. Later, 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, Washington. She once was a famous poet who was the youngest winner of the Pulitzer prize. Audrey never went to primary school but was in a position to enter highschool when she was 11 years old. Wunderman wrote her first poetry collection when she was 16 years old and it was called \”The House of Silk\”. Audrey married a another writer and poet named Joseph Auslander. She moved to live with him in New York City in 1932. Afterwards, 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. Hank is amongst the most noted artists in Seattle, having made the famous Dennis the Menace comic strip. Ketcham wrote it from 1951 to 1994 and after he retired, he embraced being a painter and worked while he was home. He got awarded the Reuben Award in 1953 for creating 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.