Artwork copyright Michael Lindenmeyer. Photo courtesy of the artist, 1985.

Seattle Neon, 1982

Michael Lindenmeyer
American (born 1950)

Location: Prosser High School, Prosser

About the Artwork

Artist Michael Lindenmeyer created Seattle Neon as part of a series of night scenes featuring neon lights. He created the works using crayons. This choice of material shows how humble materials can make quality art. It also reminds him of his first lessons in art. He based the imagery of this drawing on sketches of different neon signs he made while visiting Seattle in 1979.

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

About the Artist

Michael Lindenmeyer is an Oregon and Olympia, Washington-based painter. He spent many summers in the 1980s in the Victorian seaport of Port Townsend, Washington where he rented a studio above the Town Tavern. His artworks tell mythic stories about the West Coast landscape and the consequences of industrialization.