SAFECO COLLECI'S:NORTIIWES'r ART 1976-1997Selections from the Corporate Collection.
SAFECO COLLECTS: NORTHWEST ART /976-/997
"SAFECO's collection hasbecome an important part of thecorporate culture," saysChairman and CEO RogerEigsti. "While it enriches thework environment, it's also asalute to the creative energy ofour employees, and representsthe value we place on thatenergy, not only within our workforce but in our surrounding
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When SAFECO moved to itsnew corporate headquarters in1973, it had senior executiveswith a devotion to cultural andcommunity activities, and artwas seen as a good way toenhance offices and commonareas. The company alsowanted to build an importantcollection of Northwest art,thereby creating a resourcelinked to a larger world. Thebroad development of today'sacclaimed collection and thisexhibition affirm the wisdomand faith expressed by thoseearly visionaries.
\X/ith more than 2,000 piecesscattered throughout the UnitedStates, it was a formidable
challenge to choose only a fewdozen pieces to be shown in thissensitively designed space.Sallie-Jo Wall is responsible forthe discriminating choices andsubtle design for this installationwhich allows the art to be seento its best advantage. Herunderstanding of the collection,attention to innumerable detailsand awareness of contemporaryart issues have been crucial tothe success of this endeavor.
Because this is SAFE CO's firstexhibition beyond the corporatesetting, we owe thanks forpatience and cooperation fromthe Jundt Art Museum staff,particularly Scott Patnode andMidge Collins. And, finally, thisis a tribute to the artists of thePacific Northwest who bring usvisual excellence and curiousinsights into the humancondition. We salute and thankthem for stimulating innovationand creative energy.
J ul ie AndersonCurator of the SAFECO Corporate Art Collection
Checklist of the exhibuion
Wendell BrazeauStiLL Life, La Taoola
Oil on boord, 1957
John BuckRoundup
Woodcut, 6/15,1990
Louis BunceGarthness
Oil on canvas, /960-1961
Mark CalderonCrena
Steel over styrene, 1996
Lauri ChambersUntitled
Oil, graphite on boord, 1993
Michael DajJeyBeach.Dausi
Acrylic on canvas, 1980
Gloria DeArcangelisUntilled (Hand Study)
Oil on panel, 1996
Michael Eh Ier'aLLing
Gouache on paper, 1992
Dennis EvansCulture Canon if: (Cicada)
Mixed media, 1987
Chris Ganderfamb!
Steel, 1996
Joseph ColdhergTrout Water #2
Encaustic on linen, 1985
Boyer Gonzale'nutted (Composition)Oil on canvas, 1966-1970
orris GravesResilient Young Pine
Tempera on paper, 1944
Gaylen HansenBison and Tulip
Oil on canvas, 1994
Yuji Hiratsukaight (from The Best NJw)
Day (from The Best Four)Intaglio, chine colle, 1993
Anne HirondelleChorister Triptych
Stoneware, 1992
Paul HoriuchiColors o/l-feian Era #2
Collage on screen, 1972
Jody IsaacsonSunspots
Linocut and woodcuts, 1994
Andrew KeatingTraueller
Acrylic on canvas, 1987
Ken KellyBirdland
Oil alld acrylic on wood, 1996
Howard KottlerPortrait Vase
Ceramic, 1988
Carolyn Kriegiouruainhead
Photograph, 1997
Jacob LawrenceBuilders
Gouache on paper, 1980
Alden MasonCat and Bird
Acrylic on canvas, 1992
Stephen McClellandModem leon #2
Oil on panel, 1995
Peter MillettEight
Pointed cedar, 1989
Dyan HeyU,ttitLed
Acrylic on canvas, 1987
Elizabeth Sandvig. Western Eden
Oil on canvas, 1993
Anne SiemsHyras
Mixed media, 1994
Michael SpaffordThirteen IVay~of LookingAt a BLackbird
Mixed media on paper, 1985-1986
Mark TobeyLes Signes
Tempera on paper, 1962
ABOVE: .\Iichael pafford; Thirteen /lays of looking At a Blackbird,mixed media on paper; 1985-1986, 15-' x 195·-.
September 4 - October 11, 1997Paintings, sculpture, prints and craftsby emerging and master artists from
Washinglon, Oregon, Idaho and Montana.
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GONZAGA, UNIVERSITY
JUNDT ART MUSEUMSPOKANE, WA 99258-0001
COVEll: Alden Mason; Cat and Bird, acrylic on canvas, '1992, 42" x 36".AIlOVE: Laurie Chambers; Untitled, oil and graphite on board, 1980,48" x 48".
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