Artwork copyright Jack Archibald. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission.

Artwork copyright Jack Archibald. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Bridge, 2004

Jack Archibald
(American, born 1950)

Location: Arlington High School, Arlington

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

Bridge by artist Jack Archibald is a two-part glass artwork that reflects the architecture of Arlington High School. The school campus features bridge walkways that lead to different curricular components. Archibald notes that "It is also a reference to the connection between adolescence and adulthood, and to actual rivers and dikes that adjoin the town".

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Arlington School District.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Glass artist Jack Archibald uses light to animate the colors and abstract shapes in his stained glass artworks. In his own words, "As a stained glass artist, I work with light. Glass is uniquely interactive with light, its transitions, its intensities, its colors. Throughout the day, a window constantly undergoes transformation. The changing light animates the glass."

Archibald earned a Bachelor of Arts degree (1972) from the University of Wisconsin. In 1981, he established the private studio called "Revisionary Glassworks" on Camano Island, on North Puget Sound, Western Washington.