Artwork copyright Charles Christopher Hill. Photo courtesy of the artist, 1978.
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Charles Christopher Hill
(American, born 1948)
Location: Pierce College - Fort Steilacoom, Lakewood
ABOUT THE ARTWORK
This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Pierce College.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Charles Christopher Hill is a Southern California artist and printmaker. His artworks from the 1970s are usually large, torn paper collages with stitching on them that he has made to look distressed or weathered. Hill explains "I have a minimal image on very complicated ground."
Hill received Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of California, Irvine in 1973. His artworks are in many museum collections including: the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art (New York City), the Centre Pompidou (Paris, France), and the Total Museum of Contemporary Art (Seoul, Korea).
ARTWORK DETAILS
| Medium | Lithograph print |
| Dimensions | 28 in x 39 in |
| ID Number | WSAC1978.075.000 |
| Acquisition Method | Direct purchase |
| Artist Location | California, United States |
Location Information
| Agency | Pierce College District |
| Artwork Location | Pierce College - Fort Steilacoom Temporarily not on display. |
| WA County | Pierce |
| Placement | Interior |
| Site Type | College |
| Address | 9401 Farwest Dr. SW Lakewood, WA 98498 |
| Geo. Coordinates | 47.171939, -122.570918 |
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