Artwork copyright Jack Archibald. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Jack Archibald. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Jack Archibald. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission.

Artwork copyright Jack Archibald. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Threshold, 2019

Jack Archibald
(American, born 1950)

Location: Eisenhower High School, Yakima

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

Artist Jack Archibald placed his glass mural Threshold above the north entrance at Eisenhower High School in Yakima, Central Washington. The large stained glass window installation is an examination of the idea of a "portal." Archibald describes a portal as "an opening into the next stage of our journey in life and learning." The colors are inspired by the nearby canyon landscapes along the Yakima River. This is one in a pair of glass murals by Jack Archibald at Eisenhower High School.

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

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Glass artist Jack Archibald uses light to animate the colors and abstract shapes in his stained glass artworks. In his own words, "As a stained glass artist, I work with light. Glass is uniquely interactive with light, its transitions, its intensities, its colors. Throughout the day, a window constantly undergoes transformation. The changing light animates the glass."

Archibald earned a Bachelor of Arts degree (1972) from the University of Wisconsin. In 1981, he established the private studio called "Revisionary Glassworks" on Camano Island, on North Puget Sound, Western Washington.