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

. . "commuruties, too.

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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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".