"Wings Around The World" Mobile
Chief Umtuch Middle School, Battle Ground, Washington
2011, cut aluminum, steel hangers and cable, glass, acrylic paint. Entire mobile approx. 20 ft. high x 12 ft. wide x 12 ft. deep
A freely turning mobile designed to fit into a specific central atrium area. The winged figures illustrate key units of the the Chief Umtuch Middle School history curriculum: local Native American tribes, pioneers making their way to the Northwest, mediaeval Europe, Japan (Asia), and the ancient cultures of the Middle East, Meso-America, and Egypt (Africa); 6 disks represent the Earth, new moon, full moon, sun, Milky Way, American flag.
Commissioning agency: WSAC
On site view of "Wings Around the World" mobile
On site view of "Wings Around the World" mobile
On site view of "Wings Around the World" mobile
Asia Figure, Japan. Photo courtesy of Richard Nicol.
Pioneers Crossing the Rocky Mountains. Photo courtesy of Richard Nicol.
Meso American Figure. Photo courtesy of Richard Nicol.
Mediaeval Knight and Dragon: Side 1. Photo courtesy of Richard Nicol.
Medieval Knight and Dragon: Side 2. Photo courtesy of Richard Nicol.
Detail of Asia Figure, Japan. Photo courtesy of Richard Nicol.
Detail of Asia Figure, Japan. Photo courtesy of Richard Nicol.
Detail of Pioneers Crossing the Rocky Mountains. Photo courtesy of Richard Nicol.
On site image of Meso American Figure. Photo courtesy of Richard Nicol.
Detail of Meso American Figure. Photo courtesy of Richard Nicol.
Medieval Knight and Dragon. Photo courtesy of Richard Nicol.
Detail of Medieval Knight and Dragon. Photo courtesy of Richard Nicol.