A permanent window installation immortalizing the tradition of creativity and experimentation at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery.
Environmental Graphics
Navigational Signage
2022
_Tool Images
Katie Heckart
Navigational Signage
2022
_Tool Images
Katie Heckart
In 2023, an entirely new and expanded Jacob Lawrence Gallery (The Jake) opened as part of a significant renovation of the University of Washington School of Art+Art History+Design building. In addition to the installation of monolith navigational signage, an opportunity arose to incorporate graphics into the exterior facade of the gallery windows, increasing the visibility of the the to the wider campus.
The final window graphics combine photographs of Jacob Lawrence’s personal tools with that of tools currently found in workshops and classrooms in the building. These objects appear at larger-than life scale, demanding the attention of passerby and preserving Jacob Lawrence’s legacy in the UW School of Art.
The tool visuals act as a sort of equalizer; former, current, and future students and faculty are brought together by the universal tools through which they create.
Updated navigational signage helps direct visitors to the gallery and promote the School of Art + Art History + Design.
