Tacoma Waterfront giclée print

This location is one of the most well-known and oft-photographed views of Tacoma, Washington, and is frequently pictured on postcards and souvenirs. Mount Rainier towers over the skyline of the city, but a woman walking along the path brings the scene back to an intimate point of view. The high-tide waters of Puget Sound lap at the rocky shore, and the whole scene evokes our flawless summer days—Washington’s best kept secret.

This 9 x 12 print is a reproduction of the original letterpress piece from “Local Conditions," a 15-print limited-edition series depicting Washington’s Mt. Rainier from a variety of vantage points. The original artwork was letterpress printed by hand on an antique Vandercook No. 4 press and then hand-painted with watercolor. Paper size is 12 x 9. — This artwork is copyright Chandler O’Leary 2011.