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Out of the Vault: Prints from the RSG Archive

December 13, 2017

This post contributed by Tianna Lewis.

Elaine Chandler, The Third Day..., Japanese Wood Block
Elaine Chandler, The Third Day…, Japanese Wood Block

The RSG has had it’s share of milestones in it’s 58 years. When the gallery turned 50, we published a book featuring our artists and telling our story. If you come by the gallery now this book is our gift to you, free of charge!

For the 40th anniversary, 20 artists created limited edition prints in the gallery’s honor. That was nearly 20 years ago, so few remain, but what we have left in stock are now on view and available for the holidays.

All of these prints are significant; they are a piece of Oregon’s cultural history, but I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the piece by Gordon Gilkey, pictured below.

Gordon Gilkey, Calm Before the Storm, engraving
Gordon Gilkey, Calm Before the Storm, engraving

Gordon Gilkey was one of those incredible individuals that rescued art during World War II, finding hidden works in abandoned train cars, homes and salt mines. An artist, teacher, and philanthropist, Gordon donated his personal print collection to the Portland Art Museum, and became the museum’s curator of prints and drawings. Him and his wife Vivian later formed the museum’s Center for Graphic Arts, which is an essential part of the museum today.

Each of these prints has it’s story. We hope you can come in and enjoy them in person (digital representations are no substitute for the real thing), but if not, this post will have to do. Enjoy.

Sheryl Funkhouser, One, drypoint
Sheryl Funkhouser, One, drypoint
Carol Riley, Featherfall, lithograph & watercolor
Carol Riley, Featherfall, lithograph & watercolor
Martha Pfanschmidt, Hope, mezzotint
Martha Pfanschmidt, Hope, mezzotint
George Johanson, Piano, etching
George Johanson, Piano, etching
Margot Voorhees-Thompson, Flames of Winter, woodcut on handmade paper
Margot Voorhees-Thompson, Flames of Winter, woodcut on handmade paper
Chi Meredith, Coffee Edge, serigraph
Chi Meredith, Coffee Edge, serigraph
<b>Sherrie Wolf</b>,<i>Prone Eggplant</i>, relief print
Sherrie Wolf,Prone Eggplant, relief print
Jonnel Covault, On the Columbia, linoleum blockprint
Jonnel Covault, On the Columbia, linoleum blockprint
Elizabeth Brinton, Spring, silkscreen
Elizabeth Brinton, Spring, silkscreen
Eileen Nolan Kressel, Setting Sail, etching
Eileen Nolan Kressel, Setting Sail, etching
Tom Prochaska, Delivery, lift ground etching
Tom Prochaska, Delivery, lift ground etching
Marilyn Maricle, Me and My Shadow, relief
Marilyn Maricle, Me and My Shadow, relief
Michael Southern, Deep Pool, intaglio
Michael Southern, Deep Pool, intaglio
Liza Jones, Seurat Elopes, etching / drypoint
Liza Jones, Seurat Elopes, etching / drypoint
Marilyn Burkhardt, The Apple Tree, engraving
Marilyn Burkhardt, The Apple Tree, engraving
R. Keaney Rathbun, Vane, screenprint
R. Keaney Rathbun, Vane, screenprint
Jani Hoberg, Roma Coniglio (Rome Rabbit), drypoint with chine colle
Jani Hoberg, Roma Coniglio (Rome Rabbit), drypoint with chine colle
Dee Reich, Portland 1999, woodblock
Dee Reich, Portland 1999, woodblock
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