Artwork copyright Harold Balazs. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission.

Artwork copyright Harold Balazs. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission.

Artwork copyright Harold Balazs. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2023.

Discover, 2004

Harold Balazs
(American, born 1928, died 2017)

Location: Lewis and Clark High School, Spokane

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

Discover is a large sculpture by artist Harold Balazs. This piece is more realistic than most of his work. You can probably see the form of a canoe with people paddling – a suitable image for its location at Lewis and Clark High School.

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

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Celebrated Spokane, Washington-based artist Harold Balazs (1928-2017) created abstract sculptures and public art installations in a variety of materials.
Born in Ohio, Balazs's family moved to Spokane in the 1940s. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1951 from Washington State College (now Washington State University) in Pullman, Eastern Washington. Many of his works are prominently featured in Spokane's public spaces. He was honored with a Washington State Governor's Arts and Heritage Award in 1988. Balazs continued to produce artworks into his late eighties.