Karl F. Koch charcoal drawing of a train car

Collection

Identifier: Coll 923

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a single charcoal drawing by Karl F. Koch depicting a train car on blocks in a wooded area. The drawing is signed "Karl Koch 66."

Dates

1966

Creator

Koch, Karl F., 1888-1975 (Artist, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.

Biographical Note

Karl Franz Koch, Sr., was born in 1888 in Sandusky, Ohio. He attended the Minneapolis School of Fine Arts and the New York School of Art. He came to Portland, Oregon, in the 1910s, where worked as head of the art department for the Portland branch of the Foster and Kleiser Company. After retiring from Foster and Kleiser in 1954, he established his own art studio as a freelancer. Koch was also a member of the Oregon Arts Association. He died in 1975.

Sources: Articles in the Oregonian, May 30, 1954 and October 30, 1975; vital records on Ancestry.com.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 oversize folder (16x20) in shared flat box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Charcoal drawing of a train car on blocks by Karl F. Koch (1888-1975). Koch was an artist who worked as art department director for the Portland, Oregon branch of the Foster and Kleiser Company.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Acquired between 1966 and 2009.

Processing Information

This drawing was initially held in the Architecture collection, Mss 1525, before being moved to Coll 142, Plans and drawings relating to public transportation in Oregon, in 2009. In October 2022, the drawing was separated from Coll 142 after it was determined to be outside the scope of that collection.