Seeing Washington

Seeing Washington, Ginny Ruffner, on display SCC

Seeing Washington, Ginny Ruffner, on display SCC

Name/Title

Seeing Washington

Entry/Object ID

2022.1.26

Description

Sandblasted and painted, flameworked glass, depicting iconic symbols of the Pacific Northwest.

Type of Sculpture

Lampworking

Artwork Details

Medium

Art Glass

Subject Place

* Untyped Subject Place

Pilchuck Glass School

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Ginny Ruffner

Role

Glass Artist

Date made

1989

Time Period

20th Century

Dimensions

Height

16 in

Width

23 in

Depth

12 in

Interpretative Labels

Label

Ginny Ruffner creates sculptural assemblages through a site-specific vocabulary of images. The elements of this sculpture represent iconic and important aspects of the state of Washington. A map of Washington at center, bearing recognizable landmarks, is surrounded by fish of the Pacific Northwest, apples, pine trees, Seattle’s Smith Tower and the Space Needle.