Artwork copyright Richard Yoder. Photo courtesy of Olympic College, by Sylvie Blais, 2018.

Artwork copyright Richard Yoder. Photo courtesy of the artist, 1977.

Western Flyer, Date unknown

Richard Yoder
American (born 1947, died 2014)

Location: Olympic College, Bremerton

About the Artwork

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

About the Artist

Artist Richard Yoder (1947-2014) created trompe l'oeil paintings that used visual illusions to trick the eye. He grew up in Corvallis, Oregon and graduated from the University of Oregon in Eugene in 1974. He received a master's degree from the University of Washington in 1976. He lived in New York and Arizona before settling in Pasco, Southeastern Washington in 2008.