Crew Working, 1985
Victor Moore
(American, born 1926, died 2013)
Location: Meadow Ridge Elementary, Mead
ABOUT THE ARTWORK
Crew Working is part of late artist Victor Moore's series of whimsical whirligigs. These charming, hand-carved, kinetic sculptures explore the humor and humanity in our everyday movements. They spin and come alive with the help of an electric motor.
This artwork is part of a series of ten wood sculptures created by Victor Moore for the collection "Who We Are: Autobiographies in Art." The series was commissioned by the Washington State Arts Commission in partnership with the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction in 1990.
This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Who We Are: Autobiographies in Art Collection.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Eastern Washington artist Victor Moore (1926-2013) created artworks characterized by their resourcefulness, craftsmanship, imagination, and humor. He is most known for his carved-wood whirligigs, as well as for his "Junk Castle" west of Pullman in Eastern Washington. The art of creating whirligigs began for Moore when he was teaching high school art and directed his students to create whirligigs as an assignment. He enjoyed them so much himself that he began seriously creating whirligigs in 1985.
Moore taught art at Pullman High School for over twenty years until 1979, and he also taught at Columbia Basin College in Kennewick, Southeastern Washington, in the late 1990s. He was a veteran of World War II (1939-45) and the Korean War (1950-53). He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Central Washington University in Ellensburg and a Master of Fine Arts degree from Washington State University in Pullman.
ARTWORK DETAILS
Material Category | Sculpture - mixed media |
Medium | Wood and metal |
Dimensions | 18 in x 23 in x 6 in (approximately) |
ID Number | WSAC1990.237.000 |
Acquisition Method | Site responsive commission |
Artist Location | Washington, United States |
Location Information
Agency | Mead School District |
Artwork Location | Meadow Ridge Elementary Hallway, Near bus entrance |
WA County | Spokane |
Placement | Interior |
Site Type | Public School |
Address | 15601 N Freya St. Mead, WA 99021 |
Geo. Coordinates | 47.799640, -117.358595 |
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