Artwork copyright Dale Gottlieb. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Artwork copyright Dale Gottlieb. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Anne Frank, 2000

Dale Gottlieb
(American, born 1952)

Location: Highland High School, Cowiche

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

Anne Frank is part of Northwest textile artist Dale Gottlieb's series of "Story Rugs" which are inspired by history, literature, and multicultural folklore. This inspirational artwork features a quote from Anne Frank's diary: "I still believe in spite of everything, people are truly good at heart." It celebrates Anne Frank's perseverance and humanity in the face of Nazi oppression. Anne Frank was a young teenage girl who kept a diary documenting her life in hiding from 1942 to 1944, during the German occupation of the Netherlands in World War II. Her diary was published in 1947 as "The Diary of a Young Girl". The artwork was fabricated in collaboration with a Tibetan Buddhist family who produce rugs using traditional hand-knotting techniques.

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

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Northwest artist Dale Gottlieb creates rugs, paintings, and children's books that depict narrative imagery inspired by literature, folklore and history. She notes that "My work is about freedom and often inspired by people's stories about their struggle to live free from persecution."

Gottlieb earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Alfred University in New York State in 1975. She lives and works in Bellingham, Northwestern Washington. In 2003, the Whatcom Museum curated the exhibition "Story Rugs: Tales of Freedom: The Work of Dale Gottlieb".