Artwork copyright Hugh Webb. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Mountain Fountain, 2001

Hugh Webb
American (born 1940)

Location: Darrington High/Middle School, Darrington

About the Artwork

Mountain Fountain is part of artist Hugh Webb's body of work inspired by the mountains and forests of the western landscape. Featuring a girl drinking from a fountain in the middle of the woods, this piece plays with what he calls the "straightforwardness of the landscape." He states, "From time to time, I might insert the image of a figure doing something enigmatic and/or humorous. While I make art seriously, I don't want people to take it too seriously. Incongruity has a lot to do with it."

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Darrington School District.

About the Artist

Webb earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Utah and a Master of Fine Arts degree (1969) from the University of Oregon. He has taught at Eastern Washington University in Cheney, Spokane Falls Community College, and Portland Community College in Oregon.