Artwork copyright Michael Lindenmeyer. Photo courtesy of the artist.
PB and the Spotted Owls, 1990
Michael Lindenmeyer
(American, born 1950)
Location: Court of Appeals, Division II, Tacoma
ABOUT THE ARTWORK
PB and the Spotted Owls is part of artist Michael Lindenmeyer's series of paintings about Paul Bunyan. These imaginative artworks place the giant lumberjack in different contexts and environments. This piece asks the viewer to think about the logging industry and our relationship to the land in the Pacific Northwest. The loss of our old-growth forests due to logging threatens Spotted Owl populations in Washington.
This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Peninsula School District.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Michael Lindenmeyer is an Oregon and Olympia, Washington-based painter. He spent many summers in the 1980s in the Victorian seaport of Port Townsend, Washington where he rented a studio above the Town Tavern. His artworks tell mythic stories about the West Coast landscape and the consequences of industrialization.
ARTWORK DETAILS
| Medium | Oil paint on black paper |
| Dimensions | 30 1/8 in x 22 1/8 in (sheet) |
| ID Number | WSAC1991.097.000 |
| Acquisition Method | Direct purchase |
| Artist Location | Oregon, United States |
Location Information
| Agency | Administrative Office of the Courts |
| Artwork Location | Court of Appeals, Division II West hallway |
| WA County | Pierce |
| Placement | Interior |
| Site Type | State Agency |
| Address | 909 A Street, #200 Tacoma, WA 98402 |
| Geo. Coordinates | 47.254857, -122.437214 |
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