Maya, 1998

Kathy Fridstein
American (born 1953)

Location: West Seattle High School, Seattle

About the Artwork

Artist Kathy Fridstein composed Maya by digitally combining images of ancient Anasazi and Mayan buildings into a new symbolic image of a "Stone Man". This image references ancient mythology and represents a "life-giving potency". It celebrates a global community built on intersecting cultures and concepts.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Seattle Public Schools.

About the Artist

Photographer Kathy Fridstein creates compositions that explore the gesture and meaning of graffiti, petroglyphs, and other symbolic forms and methods of pictorial communication.

Fridstein received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Beloit College in Wisconsin in 1976. She served as a teaching artist for Seattle's Art in the Public Schools Program and a photography instructor for the Pacific Science Center in Seattle.

Material Category	Work on paper - print
Medium	IRIS inkjet print of digitally manipulated photographs
Dimensions	37 in x 30 in
ID Number	WSAC2003.009.000
Acquisition Method	Direct purchase
Artist Location	Washington, United States

Agency	Seattle Public Schools
Artwork Location	West Seattle High School Library.
WA County	King County
Placement	Interior
Site Type	Public School
Address	3000 California Ave. SW Seattle, WA 98105
Geo. Coordinates	47.576975, -122.384262
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