Artwork copyright George Johanson. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright George Johanson. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright George Johanson. Photo courtesy of the artist (detail).

Artwork copyright George Johanson. Photo courtesy of the artist (detail).

Artwork copyright George Johanson. Photo courtesy of the artist (detail).

Artwork copyright George Johanson. Photo courtesy of the artist (detail).

Artwork copyright George Johanson. Photo courtesy of the artist (detail).

Artwork copyright George Johanson. Photo courtesy of the artist (detail).

Bremerton, 1989

George Johanson
(American, born 1928, died 2022)

Location: Bremerton High School, Bremerton

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

Bremerton is a large-scale ceramic tile mural created by artist George Johanson. The composition features imagery about Bremerton's history, landscape, and community. The imagery overlaps and intersects, representing how the past and the present are intertwined.

You can also take a look at the "Mural Imagery Diagram" linked below as a PDF, to see all of the different subjects in the mural.

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

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Portland, Oregon-based artist George Johanson creates paintings, prints, and ceramic artworks.
Born in Seattle, Johanson studied at the Museum Art School (now the Pacific Northwest College of Art) in Portland, Oregon, and continued his studies in New York City and London, England. He taught at the Pacific Northwest College of Art for 25 years, retiring in 1980. He was an Oregon Governor's Arts Award honoree in 1992.