Artwork copyright Harlow Morgan. Photo courtesy of the artist.

The Story Teller, 1999

Harlow Morgan
American (born 1957)

Location: Elger Bay Elementary, Camano Island

About the Artwork

Artist Harlow Morgan created The Story Teller by combining monotype printmaking with painting. Describing the process in which she imagines and creates her subjects, Morgan notes, "I bring an eclectic cultural palette filled with childhood travels, unusual impressions, and memories. To this I add novels I have read, frames of well-loved films- all of these to help flesh out the stories my figure tells."

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Stanwood-Camano School District.

About the Artist

Seattle-based artist Harlow Morgan creates narrative and figurative paintings and prints. Her work explores what she terms "compassionate realism" and the unique stories we imagine when we view art. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and Art from Antioch University in San Francisco in 1983.