Marysville Mural, 1984

Carlyn Ann Tucker
(American, born 1956)

Location: Marshall Elementary, Marysville

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

Artist Carlyn Ann Tucker created Marysville Mural to celebrate the Marysville community. The two panels feature historical photographs and maps, symbols, and diagrams. She notes, "This multilevel description of a familiar place would point out and raise questions about the differences between various systems of notation with which we describe our world."

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

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Carlyn Ann Tucker is a South Carolina-based artist and educator. She teaches at the South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities. She has taught at the University of Washington and the Facotry School of Visual Arts in Seattle, and Bellevue Community College in the 1980s. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Tyler School of Art, Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Washington in 1981.

ARTWORK DETAILS
MediumPhotographic mural, acrylic paint, dyes, and hardboard
DimensionsPanel A: 2 ft 6 in x 35 ft, Panel B: 2 ft 6 in x 25 ft
ID NumberWSAC1983.187.00A-B
Acquisition MethodSite responsive commission
Artist LocationSouth Carolina, United States
Location Information
AgencyMarysville School District
Artwork LocationMarshall Elementary
Library, North and east walls, Very top of walls
WA CountySnohomish
PlacementInterior
Site TypePublic School
Address4407 116 St. NE
Marysville, WA 98271
Geo. Coordinates48.100975, -122.172482
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