Artwork copyright Marsha Burns. Photo courtesy of the artist, 1985.
45960 (Portrait of Two Young Girls), 1982
Marsha Burns
(American, born 1945)
Location: Cedar River Middle School, Maple Valley
ABOUT THE ARTWORK
Seattle based artist Marsha Burns creates photographic portraits and figure studies that explore the relationship between form and subject. 45960 (Portrait of Two Young Girls) uses light and shadow to emphasize both the similarities and unique identities of the two figures.
This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Kent School District.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Seattle-based artist Marsha Burns creates photographic portraits and figure studies that explore the relationship between form and identity.
Burns began as a painter, studying at the University of Washington (1963-65) and the University of Massachusetts (1967-69). She began to work with photography in 1972. Burns’ photographs are in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, the Seattle Art Museum, the Center for Creative Photography at the University of Arizona in Tucson, the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and more.
ARTWORK DETAILS
| Material Category | Work on paper - photograph |
| Medium | Gelatin silver print |
| Dimensions | 15 in x 13 in |
| ID Number | WSAC1984.148.000 |
| Acquisition Method | Direct purchase |
| Artist Location | Washington, United States |
Location Information
| Agency | Tahoma School District |
| Artwork Location | Cedar River Middle School Temporarily not on display. |
| WA County | King |
| Placement | Interior |
| Site Type | Public School |
| Address | 22615 Sweeney Rd. SE Maple Valley, WA 98038 |
| Geo. Coordinates | 47.398188, -122.051321 |
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