The Last Ice Age, 1990
Jack Archibald
(American, born 1950)
Location: Selkirk Junior-Senior High School, Ione
ABOUT THE ARTWORK
Artist Jack Archibald created the stained-glass window The Last Ice Age by arranging glass shards into an abstract composition. It is part of a body of work that combines geometric and organic shapes to explore symbols. When viewing this piece, he asks you to “think of the universe as if viewed through a microscope."
This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Selkirk School District.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Glass artist Jack Archibald uses light to animate the colors and abstract shapes in his stained glass artworks. In his own words, "As a stained glass artist, I work with light. Glass is uniquely interactive with light, its transitions, its intensities, its colors. Throughout the day, a window constantly undergoes transformation. The changing light animates the glass."
Archibald earned a Bachelor of Arts degree (1972) from the University of Wisconsin. In 1981, he established the private studio called "Revisionary Glassworks" on Camano Island, on North Puget Sound, Western Washington.
ARTWORK DETAILS
Material Category | Sculpture - glass |
Medium | Stained Glass |
Dimensions | 19 in x 35 in |
ID Number | WSAC1991.078.000 |
Acquisition Method | Direct purchase |
Artist Location | Washington, United States |
Location Information
Agency | Selkirk School District |
Artwork Location | Selkirk Junior-Senior High School Library |
WA County | Pend Oreille |
Placement | Interior |
Site Type | Public School |
Address | 10372 Highway 31 Ione, WA 99139 |
Geo. Coordinates | 48.819006, -117.398349 |
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