Artwork copyright Peter de Lory. Photo courtesy of the artist, 2015.

Artwork copyright Peter de Lory. Photo courtesy of the artist, 2015.

Artwork copyright Peter de Lory. Photo courtesy of the artist, 2015.

A Pathway, 2015

Peter de Lory
(American, born 1948)

Location: Hayes Freedom High School, Camas

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

This photograph is part of the series of nineteen images that comprise A Pathway , taken in and around Hayes Freedom High School and the surrounding Camas community, in Southwestern Washington along the Columbia River. Artist Peter de Lory creates a visual narrative drawn from local elements. He notes, "For students, the school represents the beginning of their path through life. I want the piece to speak to the mystery and potential of that time."

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

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Peter de Lory is a Seattle-based photographer whose work explores the landscape, narratives, and mythologies of the American West. "My work always seems to return to the ways memory and myth overlay reality, a problem perfectly matched with the camera's ability to frame the world."

De Lory received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the San Francisco Art Institute and Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Colorado. He served as Director of the Photography Department of the Sun Valley Center for the Arts and Humanities in central Idaho. He has taught photography at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, San Jose State University, the San Francisco Art Institute, and the University of New Mexico. He moved to the Pacific Northwest in 1994.