Empty Cup (from The Last Immigrant series), 1991
Marilyn Lysohir
(American, born 1950)
Location: Federal Way High School, Federal Way
ABOUT THE ARTWORK
In Empty Cup (from The Last Immigrant series) artist Marilyn Lysohir explores her Ukrainian heritage and themes of impermanence and survival. It is part of a series of ten collages, each based on a theme or family member. She used family photographs, maps, images of nature, and porcelain figures to create the artworks. The porcelain bear represents the artist's immigrant grandparents. Lysohir urges us not to wait until we come to the last clean lake, last grizzly bear, or last condor, before we help our world survive.
This artwork is part of a series of mixed-media artworks created by Marilyn Lysohir 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
Moscow, Idaho-based artist Marilyn Lysohir creates ceramic sculptures and narrative installations.
Lysohir studied at the Centro Internazionale Di Studi in Verona, Italy before she received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Ohio Northern University in 1972. She then received a Master of Fine Arts degree at Washington State University in Pullman, Eastern Washington. She has served as a visiting professor at many institutions including University of Idaho at Moscow, Washingto State University, Kansas City Art Institute, Ohio State University, and the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, in New York State.
ARTWORK DETAILS
Material Category | Sculpture - mixed media |
Medium | Porcelain, oil painting, acrylic paint, found objects, photographs, and Plexiglas |
Dimensions | 30 3/16 in x 24 3/16 in x 8 in |
ID Number | WSAC1990.144.000 |
Acquisition Method | Site responsive commission |
Artist Location | Idaho, United States |
Location Information
Agency | Federal Way Public Schools |
Artwork Location | Federal Way High School 2nd floor, Library |
WA County | King |
Placement | Interior |
Site Type | Public School |
Address | 30611 16th Ave South Federal Way, WA 98003 |
Geo. Coordinates | 47.327752, -122.313603 |
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