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Artwork copyright James Mattingly. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission.
Lummi Lady, 1977
James Mattingly
American (born 1934, died 2006)
Location: Highline College, Des Moines
About the Artwork
Lummi Lady by James Mattingly is an etching based on a historic 1899 photograph by Edward Curtis. It is representative of Mattingly's richly detailed and incisive portraits which explore "the dignity of man." Mattingly mainly created richly detailed intaglio prints where the imagery is carved or etched into a surface and the finely carved lines hold the ink.
This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Highline College.
About the Artist
James Mattingly (1934-2006) mainly created richly detailed intaglio prints where the imagery is carved or etched into a surface and the finely carved lines hold the ink. His body of work explores the creative possibilities of intaglio printing.Mattingly grew up in California and after high school, he served in the U.S. Air Force from 1954 to 1957, stationed at Langley Field, Virginia. He earned undergraduate and graduate degrees from San Jose State University in California. Mattingly founded the printmaking program at Western Oregon University, where he taught from 1968 to 1994, and was based in Oregon for the rest of his life.
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