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The history of Northwest art is rich and complex. How have the unique characteristics of this region shaped the work of artists? What influence have national and international trends had on Northwest art? These questions, as well as the major movements, important figures, and pivotal moments in the art history of the Northwest will be explored in this exhibition. Works will be drawn primarily from the museum’s permanent collection and will include work from the mid-1800s to the present day from Washington, Oregon, western Montana, Idaho, British Columbia, and Alaska.
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Organized by Tacoma Art Museum. Exhibition support generously provided by City Arts.
Captions
Claude Zervas, Forest #3.5, 2005. Digital projection: single channel computer algorithm, 4-minute cycle, continous digital photograph, Java program, computer, and projector, no. 1 from an ed. of 1, dimension variable. Tacoma Art Museum, Museum purchase with funds from Bill and Ruth True, Josef Vascovitz, and Dawn Zervas.
Imogen Cunningham, On Mount Rainier 9, 1915. Gelatin silver print, 6 ¾ x 8 ½ inches. Tacoma Art Museum, Promised Gift of Shari and John Behnke.
Michael Brophy, January, 1997. Oil on canvas, 78 x 95 ½ inches. Tacoma Art Museum, Museum purchase with funds from the Dr. Lester Baskin Memorial Fund.
Fay Jones, Body Fires (triptych), 1991. Acrylic and collage on paper, 79 x 52 ½ inches, each panel. Tacoma Art Museum, Museum purchase. Photo: Richard Nicol.
Kenjiro Nomura, Puget Sound, circa 1933. Oil on canvas, 19 5/8 x 23 ¾ in ches. Tacoma Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cyril A. Spinola.