Artwork copyright Isabel Sim Hamilton. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Visiting Hours, 1998
Isabel Sim Hamilton
(American, born 1944)
Location: Harbor Ridge Middle School, Gig Harbor
ABOUT THE ARTWORK
Visiting Hours is a painting by artist Isabel Sim Hamilton. It is part of a body of artworks that study how humans relate to themselves and their environment by casting various animals and symbols in human roles. Featuring geometric planes of color, the artist notes that this piece plays with transitions, "almost like changing languages mid-sentence, but keeping to the same story." She continues that this piece presents a space where "disconnected people/symbols wait outside of their usual habitats. Hospital waiting rooms, public exhibitions, offices come to mind where the main reason for the place to be inhabited is waiting to do something and the waiting itself creates a bond."
This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Peninsula School District.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Isabel Sim-Hamilton is a Seattle-based painter and printmaker. Born in Detroit, Michigan, she received her undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan. She received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Washington in Seattle in 1975.
ARTWORK DETAILS
| Medium | Acrylic paint on museum board |
| Dimensions | 2 ft x 4 ft |
| ID Number | WSAC2003.010.000 |
| Acquisition Method | Direct purchase |
| Artist Location | Washington, United States |
Location Information
| Agency | Peninsula School District |
| Artwork Location | Harbor Ridge Middle School Library |
| WA County | Pierce |
| Placement | Interior |
| Site Type | Public School |
| Address | 9010 Prentice Ave Gig Harbor, WA 98332 |
| Geo. Coordinates | 47.340528, -122.593138 |
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