Artwork copyright Caroline Orr. Photo courtesy of the artist.
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Artwork copyright Caroline Orr. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.
Plateau Earth World, 1994
Caroline Orr
American Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation (born 1943)
Location: Mary Walker High School, Springdale
About the Artwork
Plateau Earth World by artist Caroline Orr is part of a series of etchings using symbols that reflect the culture and history of the Okanogan plateau. Orr (Lillooet Okanogan) traces her heritage back thousands of years within this area. Depicting "the family of humankind", Orr describes the composition, noting "the ancient pictographic figures walk on the earth, with the upper world images above and a stream of water before them reminding us of the sea and water life." This print was created during a residency at Centrum, a center for the arts in Port Townsend, on the Olympic Peninsula in Northwest Washington.
This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Mary Walker School District.
About the Artist
Northwest artist Caroline Orr (Colville) creates paintings, prints, and sculptures influenced by her Native American heritage and the stories passed down by her ancestors. Orr grew up on the Okanogan plateau of North-Central Washington. She notes "Beginning my life on a reservation cattle ranch, I have always been inspired by nature and my native heritage, taught to me by the legends of my grandparents. Art... has helped me to express my appreciation for these stories and the wisdom of my ancestors." The Okanogan Tribe's traditional territory spans the U.S.-Canada boundary in Washington and British Columbia.Orr earned a Bachelor of Arts degree (1965) in art from the University of Washington in Seattle, a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree (1973) from the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree (1977) in painting from the University of Washington in Seattle.
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