Artwork copyright Kathryn Glowen. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2022.

Artwork copyright Kathryn Glowen. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2022.

Duck Down, 1988

Kathryn Glowen
American (born 1941)

Location: Washington State Arts Commission, Olympia

About the Artwork

Artist Kathryn Glowen created the mixed-media sculpture Duck Down for an exhibition at Skagit Valley College in 1988. She used recycled objects to create this whimsical piece. She notes, "The title is a play on words, as in a duck landing, ducking for cover, or duck feathers… The shape and form of the sculpture suggests a figure—a globe for a head, with a hat and a wooden duck above. It is playful and humorous."

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

About the Artist

Born in Seattle, Glowen has lived with her family on a farm in Arlington, Northwestern Washington since 1978. She studied fine art and graphic design at Washington State University in Pullman, Eastern Washington, and the University of Tulsa in Oklahoma.