Oregon History (mural) explained
| Oregon History |
| Image Upright: | 1 |
| Artist: | Richard Haas |
| Type: | Mural |
| Metric Unit: | cm |
| Imperial Unit: | in |
| City: | Portland, Oregon, United States |
| Mapframe: | yes |
| Mapframe-Zoom: | 13 |
Oregon History, sometimes called the Oregon Historical Society mural,[1] is a pair of eight-story-tall 1989–1990 trompe-l'œil murals by Richard Haas, installed outside the Oregon Historical Society, on two sides of the Sovereign Hotel building in Portland, Oregon, in the United States.[2] [3]
Description
The murals depict people and scenes from Oregon's history, including John Jacob Astor, wagons trains, and figures associated with the Lewis and Clark Expedition, including Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, Sacagawea and her child, the African slave York, and the Newfoundland dog Seaman.[4]
History
The historical society commissioned the artwork in 1989 for $225,000.[4]
The Oregon Historical Society sold the Sovereign Hotel in 2014. In 2016, the hotel building underwent major renovations. The sales agreement required restoration of the murals to their original condition following building renovations.[4] The murals were painted-out at that time, but in summer 2016 they were newly repainted, replicating the originals.[5] The new copies were officially dedicated in May 2017.[5]
Notes and References
- Web site: Oregon Historical Society Mural – Portland Oregon. September 17, 2016. May 10, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170510144542/http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMJE0N_Oregon_Historical_Society_Mural_Portland_Oregon. live.
- Web site: Oregon History, 1989. cultureNOW. September 17, 2016. September 18, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160918161712/http://culturenow.org/entry%26permalink%3D06034%26seo%3DOregon-History_Richard-Haas. live.
- Web site: A Guide to Portland Public Art. Travel Portland and the Regional Arts & Culture Council. September 17, 2016. University of Oregon. May 10, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170510075107/https://www.cs.uoregon.edu/research/summerschool/summer14/Guide_to_Portland_Public_Art_Walking_Tour_Brochure.pdf. live.
- News: Boddie. Ken. Where We Live: Portland's Historic Haas Mural. September 17, 2016. KOIN. February 1, 2016. February 16, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170216214047/http://koin.com/2016/02/01/where-we-live-portlands-historic-haas-mural/. live.
- Web site: Randles . Rachel . Is It Flat? Illusion, Reality, and the Haas Mural . . December 31, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210221013624/https://www.ohs.org/blog/is-it-flat.cfm . February 21, 2021 . August 6, 2019 . live.
