Artwork copyright Ellen Sollod. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Ellen Sollod. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

History of Art (in 6 Easy Lessons), 1992

Ellen Sollod
American (born 1951)

Location: Bethel Middle School, Spanaway

About the Artwork

History of Art (in 6 Easy Lessons) is part of artist Ellen Sollod's series titled "Past is Prologue" based on art history. It draws images and ideas to bring the viewer from Greek and Roman times up to one of the most important paintings of the 20th Century, Picasso's "Guernica". The prints include partial images and ideas from artworks by well-known, 20th century artists such as Botticelli, Ingres, Kandinsky, and Picasso. Sollod began this series at an artist residency at Centrum, a center for the arts in Port Townsend, on the Olympic Peninsula in Northwest Washington. She completed the series at an artist residency at the Ucross Foundation in Wyoming.

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

About the Artist

Seattle-based artist Ellen Sollod creates works on paper, artist books, and large-scale architectural sculptures for public spaces.
Sollod received a Bachelor of Arts degree in art history from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. She received a Master of Arts degree from the Institute for Urban Studies, University of Maryland. She has taught at the University of Washington in Seattle and served as a visiting artist at the Maryland Institute College of Art.