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Artwork copyright Michael Spafford. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird - 2nd Way, 1975
Michael Spafford
(American, born 1935, died 2022)
Location: Lower Columbia College, Longview
ABOUT THE ARTWORK
Northwest artist Michael Spafford creates paintings and prints that translate symbols and stories into abstracted visual terms. This print's title Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird - 2nd Way is from a poem by Wallace Stevens. The print interprets the poem's second stanza: "I was of three minds / Like a tree / In which there are three blackbirds."
This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Lower Columbia College.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Celebrated Northwest artist Michael Spafford (1935-2022) created paintings and prints that translate mythological symbols and narratives into abstracted visual terms.
Spafford earned a Bachelor of Arts degree (1959) from Pomona College in California and a Master of Arts degree (1960) from Harvard University in Massachusetts. He was Professor Emeritus (1963-1994) of the University of Washington School of Art in Seattle. In 2019, he was honored with a Washington State Governor's Arts and Heritage Award.
ARTWORK DETAILS
| Material Category | Work on paper - print |
| Medium | Woodcut print |
| Dimensions | 17 1/2 in x 23 in |
| ID Number | WSAC1995.413.000 |
| Acquisition Method | Direct purchase |
| Artist Location | Washington, United States |
Location Information
| Agency | Lower Columbia College |
| Artwork Location | Lower Columbia College Applied arts building (AAR), Near room 145 |
| WA County | Cowlitz |
| Placement | Interior |
| Site Type | College |
| Address | 1600 Maple Street Longview, WA 98632 |
| Geo. Coordinates | 46.141434, -122.936317 |
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