Landscape depiction of Mt. Thielsen. The body of water in the foreground, grassy plain in the center, and the distant mountain tops positioned against blue sky provided immense depth to the piece., Ken Paul; Mt. Thielsen; 5/10 silkscreen; 15x22 inches papersize; ohsc nurses unit remodel; slide not overexposed, 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/
A black and white print of the process of a salmon's life cycle. To the left of the print is a man fishing for salmon, with what looks like a net. Below the man is a salmon egg enclosed in a black rectangle. To the right of the egg is a salmon jumping upstream, and above that is an open-mouthed salmon's head., The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Eastern Oregon Regional Arts. You may view their website at http://www.artseast.org/
A black and white mezzotint depicting a matched set of cofffe mugs, each with a heart on the front. The two mugs sit on a table top with a spoon laid horizontally in front of them., The Kiss; Byron H. Bratt; State Capitol, http://byronbratt.com/, 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 visit their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html
A still life scene containing an open Asian fan bearing a floral pattern, a seashell, a feather, and what appear to be perfume bottles. The background is rendered in a lighter blue while the subject matter is rendered in dark colors, except for the seashell, which is yellow., Blue Fan; Jennifer Guske; State Capitol, 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
A blue, domed hat, simply outlined in black, sits next to a two-tone block of blue., Michele Russo; hat; 30x38 inches; lithograph; revenue bldg., 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: Mid-Valley Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html
An assemblage of shapes and patterns in mauves, yellows, blues, and black create a background for a blue table that suppports paper and pencil. Four other writing utensils float in the background amongst the other shapes and patterns., Studio Table w/Pencils; linocut; 17x22 inches, http://www.alderart.com/kacey%20joyce.htm, 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/
A mostly black and white rendering of a woodland scene, subtley accented with bluish-green and a smidgen of yellow., In the Woods; Bill Givler; State Capitol, 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
A black and white etching of five trees. Four very textured trees, one being very small, are on the right side in a field. The other tree, which is the largest, is on the left side. The largest tree and the three other trees are separated by a path or by a creek. The ground is filled with tall grasses., Liza Jones; Tillamook County; Tree Line up; drypoint; 25 1/2x18 inches, http://www.beppugallery.com/showartists.php?ArtistID=37, 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
A black-and-white rendering of an indiscriminately gendered person with his/her hand partially covering his/her face., Laura Ross-Paul; 11x10 inches; lithograph; Mask; revenue building, http://www.froelickgallery.com/Artist-Detail.cfm?ArtistsID=221, 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
A collection of black smudges and linear markings broken up by a foreboding black, right triangle in the center and a black square form in the lower left-hand corner., Ultramarine; Sheryl Funkhouser; State Capitol, http://www.luciadouglas.com/artists/artists_list/funkhouser.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