Artwork copyright David Wharton. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Arcata Globe, 1981

David Wharton
American (born 1951)

Location: Administrative Office of the Courts, Olympia

About the Artwork

Arcata Globe is a print by artist David Wharton. The title refers to the city of Arcata, in northern California, where the artist lived at the time he made the print. Wharton printed the image by hand using an aluminum lithographic plate. He first drew the image onto the plate, which he exposed to acid. The negative space not protected by the drawing was etched away by the acid, leaving a raised image ready to be printed.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Administrative Office of the Courts.

About the Artist

Montana-based artist David Wharton works with a variety of materials to produce prints, book art and digital media. His compositions employ surrealist imagery and illusion to explore the relationship between the unusual and the commonplace.