Oregon Art History
with an emphasis on representational art
Resource Library essays listed by author name in alphabetical order, followed by articles:
Where Eagles Fly: Artists of the Pacific Northwest by Maria Sharylen
People of the River: Native Arts of the Oregon Territory
Pacific Coast Painting: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington: 19th-21st Century
Museums and other non-profit sources of Resource Library articles and essays:
Hallie Ford Museum of Art at Willamette University
Schneider Museum of Art at Southern Oregon University
Other online sources:
TFAO's
Distinguished
Artists catalogue provides online
access to biographical information for artists associated with this state.
Also, Search Resource Library for online articles and
essays concerning both individual artists associated with this state's history
and the history of art centers and museums in this state. Resource Library
articles and essays devoted to individual artists and institutions are not
listed on this page.
Books:
Portland Cultural Tours: Public Art Walking Tour., By Or Regional Arts & Culture Council (Portland, Portland Oregon Visitors Association. Published by Regional Arts & Culture Council : Portland Oregon Visitors Association, 2006
Lewis and Clark in Oregon Art, by Jeffry Lloyd Uecker. 32 pages. Publisher: Oregon Historical Society Press (January 2003). ISBN-10: 0875952763. ISBN-13: 978-0875952765
Oregon Painters: The First Hundred Years (1859-1959) : Index and Biographical Dictionary, by Ginny Allen (Author), Jody Klevit 341 pages. Publisher: Oregon Historical Society Press (October 1999). ISBN-10: 0875952712 ISBN-13: 978-0875952710
Portland's Public Art: A Guide and History, By Norma Catherine Gleason, Chet Orloff. Published by Western Imprints, 1983. Original from the University of Michigan. Digitized Dec 19, 2007. ISBN 0875950590, 9780875950594. 69 pages
Folk Art of the Oregon Country, By Suzi Jones, Oregon Arts Commission, University of Oregon Museum of Art, Oregon Historical Society, Renwick Gallery. Published by Oregon Arts Commission, 1980. 128 pages. Google Books says: "Catalog of an exhibition organized by the Oregon Arts Commission, held Feb. 10-Mar. 23, 1980 at the University of Oregon Museum of Art, Apr. 17-Aug. 1, 1980 at the Oregon Historical Society, and Oct. 3, 1980-Feb. 1, 1981 at the Renwick Gallery, National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution."
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