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Artwork copyright Peggy Hitchcock. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2016.

Seed, 1990

Peggy Hitchcock
American (born 1951)

Location: Hawthorne Elementary, Seattle

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

Artist Peggy Hitchcock's Seed is comprised of screen-printed wood panels. The imagery such as apples, gears, and Egyptian art is sourced from photocopies. It explores scale while combining familiar and abstracted images. Hitchcock organizes and assembles multiple panels featuring different but also connected imagery into what she terms a "constellation."

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

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Northwest artist Peggy Hitchcock creates paintings and wall sculptures that explore pattern and form. In most of her artworks, she uses silkscreened and photocopied images based on books, magazines, and other media. She has a library of hundreds of screens that reference history, decorative patterns, the natural world, and much more. Hitchcock explains that part of the beauty of art is that it is "language for our eyes." She grew up in Ohio and has lived and worked in Seattle since the early 1980s.

ARTWORK DETAILS
Material CategoryPainting - paint on rigid surface/mixed media
MediumScreen prints and acrylic paint on wood
Dimensions4 ft x 4 ft 4 in x 2 1/2 in
ID NumberWSAC1991.177.000
Acquisition MethodCurated Selection
Artist LocationWashington, United States
Location Information
Agency
Artwork LocationHawthorne Elementary
3rd floor, Hallway
WA CountyKing
PlacementInterior
Site TypePublic School
Address4100 39th Ave South
Seattle, WA 98118
Geo. Coordinates47.565566, -122.283374
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