Lapiths & Centaurs #6, 1993

Michael Spafford
American (born 1935, died 2022)

Location: Shoreline Community College, Shoreline

About the Artwork

Northwest artist Michael Spafford creates paintings and prints that translate mythological figures and narratives into abstracted visual terms. Lapiths & Centaurs #6 uses positive and negative space to portray the Greek legend of the battle between Lapith men and the mythic beasts.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Shoreline Community College.

About the Artist

Celebrated Northwest artist Michael Spafford (1935-2022) created paintings and prints that translate mythological symbols and narratives into abstracted visual terms.

Spafford earned a Bachelor of Arts degree (1959) from Pomona College in California and a Master of Arts degree (1960) from Harvard University in Massachusetts. He was Professor Emeritus (1963-1994) of the University of Washington School of Art in Seattle. In 2019, he was honored with a Washington State Governor's Arts and Heritage Award.

Material Category	Work on paper - print
Medium	Woodcut print on paper
Dimensions	19 7/8 in x 25 3/4 in
ID Number	WSAC1995.408.000
Acquisition Method	Direct purchase
Artist Location	Washington, United States

Agency	No agency listed.
Artwork Location	Shoreline Community College 2000 building (VCT), Visual Arts Center, Faculty offices hallway.
WA County	King County
Placement	Interior
Site Type	College
Address	16101 Greenwood Ave. N Shoreline, WA 98133
Geo. Coordinates	47.749007, -122.362098
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