Artwork copyright Terry Toedtemeier. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Cat on Rocking Chair, 1976

Terry Toedtemeier
American (born 1947, died 2008)

Location: Captain Strong Elementary School, Battle Ground

About the Artwork

'Cat on Rocking Chair is a photograph by late artist Terry Toedtemeier. He captured this playful feline in Portland, Oregon in 1976.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Battle Ground Public Schools.

About the Artist

Artist Terry Toedtemeier (1947-2008) was an influential photographer, curator, and historian based in Oregon. He co-founded the Oregon Center for the Photographic Arts in Portland in 1975 (which later became Blue Sky Gallery), and he became the curator of photography for the Portland Art Museum in 1985. His artistic practice was influenced by his undergraduate studies in geology at Oregon State University, and much of his art explored the formal resonance of rock formations and the Northwest landscape.