Oregon Percent for Art

Our Golden Years

Title
Our Golden Years
LC Subject
Watercolor painting Landscape painting Dwellings Trees Painting watercolor (paint)
Creator
Caton, Hugh
Description
Tones of blue and yellow depict what appears to be a farm house and several outbuildings amongst a stand of deciduous as well as coniferous trees. Hugh Caton; watercolor; our golden years; veteran's affairs A member of the air force in the second world war, Hugh returned home to work in agriculture as an extension agent. Following his retirement he began to paint the buildings he had come to know and admire around Hillsboro. In his expressions of nature he sought to simplify forms and capture the essence of place. 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
Location
Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs >> Marion County >> Oregon >> United States Marion County >> Oregon >> United States
Street Address
700 Summer St. N. E., Salem Oregon
Date
1975/2012
Identifier
1983_salem_vet-affairs-bldg_01_a01
Item Locator
CAT:94-07
Accession Number
1983_salem_vet-affairs-bldg_01_a01
Rights
In Copyright
Dc Rights Holder
Caton, Hugh
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Material
Painting watercolor on paper
Set
Oregon Percent for Art
Primary Set
Oregon Percent for Art
Relation
1983 Veteran's Affairs Building, Salem Oregon 1983_salem_vet-affairs-bldg
Has Version
slide; color
Institution
Oregon Arts Commission University of Oregon
Color Space
RGB