Artwork copyright Terry Furchgott. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Terry Furchgott. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Circle Dance, 2001

Terry Furchgott
American (born 1948)

Location: Stewart Elementary, Puyallup

About the Artwork

Circle Dance is part of artist Terry Furchgott's body of figurative paintings that explore the theme of connection and relationships among ethnically and culturally diverse people. The composition is based on several photographs taken of friend's children playing, and Furchgott notes that the "symbols of the circle, the clasped hands...evoke a sense of unity which transcends race, sex, or culture."

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

About the Artist

Terry Furchgott creates richly colorful figurative paintings, murals, and installations that explore the dynamics of human relationships and communities.
Furchgott received an honors degree in art history from Radcliffe College, Harvard University in Massachusetts, and studied at Camden Arts Center in London, England.