Artwork copyright Kenneth Slusher. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Olympic Rain Forest, 1986

Kenneth Slusher
American (born 1947, died 2014)

Location: Washington State Arts Commission, Olympia

About the Artwork

This photograph is part of Kenneth Slusher's series of black and white images that capture the texture and complexity of the moss-covered trees and fern-laden forest floors found in the Olympic Rain Forest.

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

About the Artist

Photographer and video artist Ken Slusher (1947-2014) captured documentary images of cultural events and urban development in Seattle and Tacoma. His body of work also explored portrait and landscape photography. He taught photography at City Art Works and Factory of Visual Arts, and ran a Seattle-based gallery called "Open Mondays" from 1978 to 1984.