[Hist_Pres] Events This Week at the AHC

[Barbara Pierce]

First Friday Opening Reception for our newest Art Exhibit





 <http://leahfaurepaintings.com/> Leah Faure   Painter
On Exhibit March 4 - March 29, 2011






Opening Reception, March 4, 6pm-8pm
Free and Open to the public



Documenting the old industrial sections of Portland is a passion of mine. I
like to reflect on the architectural detail lovingly included in this
working area. The mold of a window, a painted trim is the minimal and
utilitarian acknowledgement of being part of the aesthetic. I am inspired by
pattern. It creates a feeling of movement in seemingly still subjects. Like
in the bridge structure with it's interchanging light pattern and
kaleidoscope perspective. My paintings capture a mood of time passing as
well as present moments of reflection bringing attention to less-noticed
things. My paintings begin with a grey study establishing the details of the
scene. I then glaze layers of transparent color over the top. This allows me
to work quickly adding and taking away value and color much like drawing.
Creating a feeling of depth with paint caught in layers.


 


  Pink Water Tank
<http://www.visitahc.org/files/images/FaurePinkWaterTank320x319.jpg> 	


 


"Live Where You Play": The Transformation of Lake Oswego from an Iron
Plantation into a Residential Playground


Saturday, March 5, 2011     10:00 am-11:30 am

Members: $13     General Public: $18

 

 Lake Oswego Pig Iron Factory
<http://visitahc.org/files/images/LO_pig_iron_315x190.jpg> 

In the second half of the nineteenth century, Oswego was a bustling iron
manufacturing center. Two of the first iron furnaces on the West Coast were
built in Oswego with the financial backing of leading industrialists such as
William S. Ladd. But Oswego's iron industry collapsed at the end of the
nineteenth century. The extensive land holdings of the Oregon Iron & Steel
Company were then re-used in the early twentieth century, transformed into
exclusive residential districts. A golf course, riding trails, a polo field,
and swim parks, helped fulfill the promise of the Ladd Estate Company's
sales slogan, "Live where you play."


Join us as two outstanding Lake Oswego historians share the fascinating
story of Lake Oswego's transformation from an iron plantation into a
residential playground.


Sponsored by:    <http://www.kraftcustomconstruction.com/>  Kraft Custom
Construction

Pre-registration is strongly suggested

 <http://www.visitahc.org/node/452> For more information and to purchase
tickets, click here

 
.............
Barbara Pierce

Marketing and PR Manager

Regular Office Hours:  Wed 9am-6pm

 

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Resources and Inspiration for Historic Preservation

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Portland, OR 97214

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