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Fine Arts

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 165 Collections and/or Records:

Irish Setter collection of posters and other materials relating to art exhibitions and galleries

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 1013
Abstract

Posters, ephemera, and a photography book relating to art exhibitions and galleries. The materials were compiled by Irish Setter, a typesetting business in Portland, Oregon. The bulk of the collection consists of posters for exhibitions in the late 1970s and 1980s at Blue Sky Gallery and Blackfish Gallery in Portland.

Dates: 1977-1989

Island City views

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 5374
Abstract

Hand-colored lithograph by D. H. Stearns with 9 views on 1 sheet of Island City, Oregon. On the reverse is a hand-colored lithograph, also by Stearns, entitled "The Gateway of the Blue Mountains. F. A. Foster's Headquarters on the Meacham Road."

Dates: circa 1885

Oral history interview with Manuel Izquierdo

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9528
Abstract

Oral history interview with Manuel Izquierdo conducted by Charles Digregorio on July 21, 1978. Izquierdo discusses his career as a sculptor in Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 1978 July 21

Kamchadald: Dessiné d'après les originaux et les costumes de la Société Géographique Impériale de Russie

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 5052
Abstract

Color lithograph depicting a man of Kamchatka, modeled after the original costumes held in the Imperial Geographic Society of Russia. Titles in French.

Dates: circa 1750-1850

Paul Keller collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 5301
Abstract

The Paul Keller collection includes 11 of the 22 "Old Oregon Vignettes" lithographs produced by Meier and Frank in 1959 after originals drawn by Keller in the 1930s; an ink and crayon sketch of the Patton house in Portland, Oregon; a pen and ink sketch of Portland Mayor Robert Earl Riley; and pen and ink sketches for use in the publication Stars of Oregon, 1943, primarily depicting ships.

Dates: circa 1935-1959

W. L. Everett Knowles sketches

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 5296
Abstract

Pencil sketches of woods and the Willamette River around Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 1910-1917

Karl F. Koch charcoal drawing of a train car

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 923
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.

Dates: 1966

Life in Vanport prints

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 557
Abstract Four prints from the Portland General Electric Company's "Life in Vanport" series, each featuring a painting made for PGE and descriptive information about PGE or Vanport. The prints are: "Day Nursery in a Tree-shaded Park," made from a watercolor by Charles Voorhies; "Waiting for the 4:40 Bus," made from an oil painting by Sergeant John W. Hatch; "Sandlot Baseball in the Sunshine," made from a watercolor by Sergeant Robert Jakobsen; and "Between-Shift Interlude," made from a watercolor by...
Dates: circa 1944

Lithograph of Native man in winter dress from Costume of the Russian Empire

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Identifier: Mss 5040
Abstract

Hand-colored lithograph depicting a Native man of the Aleutian Islands in winter attire. The lithograph is Plate 60 from the 1811 edition of "Costume of the Russian Empire," published by Edward Harding.

Dates: 1811

Lithograph of Portland and Mt. St. Helens

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 5293
Abstract

Lithograph of Portland and Mt. St. Helens.

Dates: circa 1800-1899