James FitzGerald (artist)
James Herbert FitzGerald, born in Seattle, Washington, USA in 1910, died 1973,[1] was a sculptor from the state of Washington. He received a degree in architecture at University of Washington and worked at Spokane Art Center.[2] He has been called "[one] of the Pacific Northwest's preeminent artists of [his] period",[3] and "among the most innovative modern artists active in the Pacific Northwest."[4]
He created works for the Treasury Relief Art Project (TRAP) and the Department of Justice in the 1930s with Boardman Robinson; and worked on other Works Progress Administration art programs in Washington state.[2]
Selected works
- Department of Justice murals (with Boardman Robinson)[2]
- Bas relief panels at the east portals of the Mount Baker Tunnel, Seattle,[5] a designated Seattle landmark
- Fountain sculpture, Waterfront Park, Seattle[6][7]
- Centennial Fountain, Marina Park, Kirkland, Washington[8]
- Fountain of the Northwest, Intiman Theater at Seattle Center[9]
- Tile mosaic, Washington State Law Library, Washington State Capitol campus, Olympia, Washington[3]
- Fountain of Freedom (aka Scudder Plaza Fountain), Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University[10][11]
References
- ^ Biographical thumbnail, Smithsonian Institution, retrieved 2012-10-02
- ^ a b c Oral history interview with James Herbert Fitzgerald and Margaret Tomkins, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 1965-10-27, retrieved 2012-10-01
- ^ a b Historic Sites of the Washington State and Territorial Library: 1853 to the present, Washington Secretary of State, retrieved 2012-10-01
- ^ Margret Tomkins & James Fitzgerald, Martin-Zambito Fine Art, retrieved 2012-10-01
- ^ David Wilma (April 23, 2001), "Seattle Landmarks: Lacey V. Murrow Floating Bridge and East Portals of the Mount Baker Tunnels (1940)", HistoryLink, Seattle: History Ink
- ^ "James Fitzgerald", Pacific Coast Architecture Database, University of Washington, retrieved 2012-10-01
- ^ Woodridge, Sally B.; Roger Montgomery (1980). A Guide to Architecture in Washington State. University of Washington Press. p. 133. ISBN 0-295-95779-4.
- ^ Centennial Fountain (IAS WA000150), Smithsonian American Art Museum/Art inventories catalog
- ^ Fountain of the Northwest (IAS 75008690), Smithsonian American Art Museum/Art inventories catalog
- ^ "Final Scene", Princeton Alumni Weekly, September 14, 2011
- ^ Scudder Plaza Fountain (IAS NJ000204), Smithsonian American Art Museum/Art inventories catalog
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