The Wrights reshaped the artistic landscape of Washington and were crucial in the expansion of the Seattle Art Museum for over half a century.

In 1945, David M. Solinger (1906-1996) returned to New York from the war in Europe and resumed his legal career. A friend mentioned he was taking painting classes at the Y. The idea stuck. Solinger enrolled in a Monday night class, then studied at the Art Students League. ‘Painting wakes you up,’ he later said. ‘Lawyers need this relaxation. Law is precise; it doesn’t give the imagination much sway. That’s where painting comes in.”

William N. Copley (1919-1996) was an art collector, writer, philanthropist, and painter, known by the artistic moniker CPLY. He assembled a prominent collection of Surrealist and Dada works through his close connections with fellow artists.