Getting There
Artist
Mary Josephson
MediumOil on birch plywood
Dimensions24 1/2 x 20 1/2 x 1 in. (62.2 x 52.1 x 2.5 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineSeattle Public Utilities 1% for Art Portable Works Collection
I wanted to capture in my paintings more than a likeness of the individual. I wanted the painting to tell about the character or spirit of the person depicted. This painting is from a group of paintings that the artist describes as …it was about modes of transportation such as fantastic journeys of our daydreams and sleeping dreams but also both physical and metaphysical journeys or simply what thing or activity or pleasure gets you THERE. –Artist statement