Artwork copyright Barry Herem. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Open Window: Looking Glass, 2006

Barry Herem
American (born 1941)

Location: Washington State Patrol - Crime Laboratory Division, Vancouver, Vancouver

About the Artwork

Barry Herem sculpted Open Window: Looking Glass as an all-seeing eye for the Washington State Patrol's Crime Laboratory in Vancouver, Southwestern Washington. It represents the police and citizens who work together, with a protective gaze, to solve crime. Herem carved the original in wood, which was used to make a mold to cast it in hot glass.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Washington State Patrol.

About the Artist

Northwest artist Barry Herem creates sculptures inspired by the forms and symbolism found in the Native American artistic traditions of the Pacific Northwest Coast. Herem is a non-Native artist. He was born in Michigan, grew up in Portland, Oregon, and has lived in Seattle since 1964.