Artwork copyright Robert Stauffer. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Canoe bowl, 1996
Robert Stauffer
(American, born 1953)
Location: North Star Elementary, Graham
ABOUT THE ARTWORK
'Canoe Bowl' is part of artist Rob Stauffer's body of carved wooden sculptures stylized in the Northwest Coast tradition. Painted with whale imagery, Stauffer notes that the canoe form symbolizes wealth and status.
This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Bethel School District.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Robert Stauffer is a Northwest artist whose art focuses on the Native American artistic traditions of the Pacific Northwest Coast. He is a non-Native artist. Stauffer learned to carve after studying with Native American artists at Tillicum Village on Blake Island, in Puget Sound, Western Washington.
ARTWORK DETAILS
| Material Category | Painting - paint on rigid surface / mixed media |
| Medium | Wood and paint |
| Dimensions | 8 in x 24 in x 6 in (irregular dimensions) |
| ID Number | WSAC1998.190.000 |
| Acquisition Method | Direct purchase |
| Artist Location | Washington, United States |
Location Information
| Agency | Bethel School District |
| Artwork Location | North Star Elementary Outside of library, In display case |
| WA County | Pierce |
| Placement | Interior |
| Site Type | Public School |
| Address | 7719 224th St. E Graham, WA 98338 |
| Geo. Coordinates | 47.054640, -122.328172 |
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