Artwork copyright Mary Randlett. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Gull, 1993

Mary Randlett
(American, born 1924, died 2019)

Location: Mount Baker Junior/Senior High School, Deming

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

Enriched by nature and seeking to depict the beauty to be found in the simplest of subjects, late photographer Mary Randlett captures the graceful and luminous form of a common Gull as it cuts through rippling water. This photograph was taken on the Seattle waterfront and is part of a series of photographs included in the 1994 book "Seeing Seattle", with text written by Roger Sale and published by the University of Washington.

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

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Photographer Mary Randlett (1924-2019) created iconic compositions focused on the prominent figures, landscape and architecture of the Pacific Northwest. She is well known for her portraiture of the artists that comprised the "Northwest School" movement of the 1930s and 40s. Over forty national institutions hold her work in their collections. These include the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C, and the University of Washington in Seattle. She received the Artist Trust Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001.