Artwork copyright Thomas Lindsey. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Artwork copyright Thomas Lindsey. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Artwork copyright Thomas Lindsey. Photo courtesy of the artist, 1982.

Artwork copyright Thomas Lindsey. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2014.

Landed Bridge Series, 1982

Thomas Lindsey
American (born 1941, died 2017)

Location: Lower Columbia College, Longview

About the Artwork

Landed Bridge Series is a large sculpture created by artist Thomas Lindsey for Lower Columbia College. The form is both organic and industrial, and it plays with balance and symmetry. This sculpture continues Lindsey's interest in bridges and architectural forms.

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

About the Artist

Northwest artist Thomas Lindsey (1941-2017) was a sculptor, architect, and musician. His work is heavily influenced by childhood memories of the huge steel mills and the many bridges around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where he grew up. He lived and worked on Guemes Island in North Puget Sound, Western Washington, for over forty years.

Lindsey studied architecture at the University of Kentucky and the University of Oklahoma, before receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Kansas City Art Institute in 1967. He worked a variety of jobs including in construction and as a welder, teacher, and architectural draftsman.