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101. Ottos on the Green
Ottos on the Green
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This composition, presented on a green background, is split into four discrete rows with blue lines. Each row contains various renderings of what appear to be mechanized devices or robots, presented in varying shades of green, yellow, orange, and red., Jack McLarty has lived most of his life in Portland, Oregon. His family moved to Portland from Seattle in 1921. After attending the Museum Art School, he left Portland in 1940 to study at the American Artists School in New York. At the end of two years, McLarty decided New York did not suit him as a permanent home and returned to Portland. By 1945 he had reconnected with the Museum Art School accepting a teaching fellowship in lithography. He joined the regular faculty in 1947. McLarty and his wife, Barbara, opened the Image Gallery in 1961. (online biography obtained from Preservation of Oregon's Artistic Heritage–A Production of the Salem Art Association.) Other biography information available at http://www.pnca.edu/exposure/stories/139/jack-mclarty-40, http://www.poahonline.org/bio_mclarty.html, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Mid-Valley Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html
102. Double Focus/Triple Vision
Double Focus/Triple Vision
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An acrylic painting of a city's nightlife hours. Only one lamp illuminates the outside. The other lights eminate from the inside of what appears to be restaurants. There is a stop sign on the left side of the piece, and a curvy faceless woman in a turquoise colored dress walking towards the viewer., Acrylic on canvas; 32 x 38 inches, 1990, http://www.juliaoreilly.com/, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Lane Arts. You may view their website at http://www.lanearts.org/
103. Strivings
Strivings
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According to the artist, "Strivings" represents the desire to achieve success. This view adds presentation and context to the image., N. Cushwa-Blake; strivings; st print pl; 33x25 inches, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Mid-Valley Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html
104. Ruby Wind
Ruby Wind
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The color choice and order of application in this abstract painting suggest a landscape scene. Thick brush strokes describe dark blue that gives way to an aqua tone, which then gives way to ochres and browns., Ruby Wind; Acrylic on wood; (18 x 20 inches); [no.] 5, Kay French grew up in the Midwest which perhaps explains her fascination with storms and flat land. She moved to Portland in 1977. Kay has a degree in art history from Kent State University and a degree in painting from the Pacific Northwest College of Art. Her work has been exhibited in various shows in regional galleries and museums. She was awarded a WESTAF/NEA Regional Fellowship for Visual Artists in Painting in 1994. She has also been represented by the Pulliam Deffenbaugh Gallery in Portland, OR. (Oregon Arts Commission), http://pulliamdeffenbaugh.com/Artist-Detail.cfm?ArtistsID=162, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Linn-Benton Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.artcentric.org/
105. Thorns II
Thorns II
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A mixed media art piece of woven strips of a beige colored paper. In the middle is metallic foil surrounding green patterned painted pieces with red and blue silk lines in some of the squares., A. Van Leunen © 1990; Thorns; 21x18 inches; mixed media, http://www.alicevanleunen.com/, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Regional Arts & Culture. You may view their website at http://www.racc.org/
106. Silver Creek 584 (305)
Silver Creek 584 (305)
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An abstract acrylic painting featuring different shades of blues with a few orange streaks., Silver Creek Series 584 (305); acrylic on canvas; (41 x 60.75 inches); '88; MorC97051621, Morris was a realist painter who moved into the world of abstract expressionism later in his life., http://www.usbr.gov/museumproperty/art/biomorri.html, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Linn-Benton Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.artcentric.org/
107. Held Over
Held Over
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A geometric abstraction depicting a reddish-brown rectangle extending upward from the bottom of the picture plane. Contained within this rectangle are two black rectangles with two skinnier yellow rectangles intersecting them and extending upward beyond the reddish-brown rectangle. The background is comprised of gradated earthtones that move from light to dark, top to bottom., Ann G. Johnson; held over; psu smith center; acrylic on screen, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Regional Arts & Culture. You may view their website at http://www.racc.org/
108. Orange Hat
Orange Hat
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An orange brimmed hat with a black thick band above the brim. The hat is untethered. There are straight lines cutting through the entire piece segmenting the colors into different geometric shapes., Michele Russo was born in Waterbury, Connecticut in 1909. In 1930, he enrolled at Yale University and received a B.F.A. degree in painting in 1934. During the depression years he was employed at a muralist through a Works Progress Administration project and in this capacity executed murals in several Connecticut schools. In 1937, Russo left Connecticut to accept a fellowship to study with Boardman Robinson and George Biddle at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado for one year. During the next ten years he was a social activist and worked for the Federal Education project in Connecticut. In the fall of 1947, Russo moved to Portland and was hired by the Museum Art School the following year to teach painting and art history, remaining on the staff until he retired in 1974. During his tenure at the Museum Art School he became known as Portland's most articulate voice of artists' political, social and artistic rights. In the 1950's, along with friends, he started a co-op op professional artists called Artists Equity. In recent years Russo has been active in various organizations to make art a more visible part of the cultural life in the Northwest; he was one of the original founders of the Portland Center for the Visual Arts. In 1975, he was Chairman of the Oregon Committee for Art in Public Places. In 1977, he was appointed to the Metropolitan Arts Commission; the first artists so honored. (Unknown, 1995), http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/oralhistories/transcripts/russo83.htm; http://www.laurarusso.com/artists/russo.html, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Linn-Benton Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.artcentric.org/
109. Original Inclination
Original Inclination
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This impressionistic painting depicts the silhouette of a dog among a mostly warm background accented in pale blue., http://www.froelickgallery.com/Artist-Detail.cfm?ArtistsID=243, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Linn-Benton Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.artcentric.org/
110. Building
Building
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A colorful rendering of what appears to be an architecture-inspired composition. Varying shades of blue and purple as well as reddish-orange, green, and yellow define geometric shapes that comprise the piece. Variations between duplicate images directly relate to original source materials., 36"x48"; acrylic on canvas, http://www.froelickgallery.com/Artist-Detail.cfm?ArtistsID=228, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Mid-Valley Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html
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