Artwork copyright John Stamets. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Artwork copyright John Stamets. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Pike Place Market 8-5-86, 1986

John Stamets
American (born 1949, died 2014)

Location: Ridgetop Middle School, Silverdale

About the Artwork

Late artist John Stamets' photograph Pike Place Market 8-5-86 captures a bustling street scene in Seattle's famous public market. He took the image using a panoramic camera. It is part of his book "Portrait of a Market" published by Real Comet Press in 1987. He noted, "The panoramic format, with its broad expanse of vision, is well-suited for portraying the cluttered culture of a marketplace. This was the key idea behind my book."

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

About the Artist

Artist John Stamets (1949-2014) was a Seattle-based photographer. The evolution of Seattle's urban environment and architecture was the primary focus of Stamet's work. He was a lecturer for the University of Washington's department of architecture for 22 years. He graduated from Yale University in Connecticut.