Betty Bowen

She was married to John Bowen, captain of an AT&T ship that laid undersea cables.

[1] Bowen played a role in founding the Seattle Art Museum (SAM)[citation needed] and many other important artistic institutions.

[1] Seattle Art Museum gives an annual Betty Bowen Award in her honor.

[3] The small Marshall Park, about a block from where she lived,[citation needed] features the Betty Bowen Viewpoint with a view over Smith Cove, Elliott Bay and Puget Sound.

There are several unsigned works cast in the concrete walkway by the viewpoint; contributing artists include Morris Graves, Margaret Tomkins, Victor Steinbrueck, Guy Anderson, Kenneth Callahan and Charles Stokes.

The view looking out to Smith Cove and Puget Sound from what is now the Betty Bowen Viewpoint, one block north (and uphill) from Bowen's home on Seattle's Queen Anne Hill .