Urban Seen: Exhibition Checklist
March 22 to August 17, 2008
Portland Museum of Art Collection:
Phil Barter, (United States, born 1939), B&M Baked Bean Factory, Making Beans, 1987, oil on board, 28 1/16 x 38 1/8 inches. Gift of Joanna D. and Henry L. McCorkle, 1999.62.2.
Harrison Bird Brown (United States, 1831–1915), View of the Forest City Sugar Refinery, Portland, from Across the Fore River, circa 1860, oil on canvas, 13 x 14 1/8 inches. Lent by the City of Portland, 2.1977.3.
Roger Deering (United States, 1904–1980), For the Union [view of Monument Square, Portland], circa 1940, oil on canvas, 24 x 17 13/16 inches. Gift of Mrs. Roger L. Deering and Muriel Deering Christopher, 1987.86.4.
John Dowell (United States, born 1941), Portland II, 2005, Epson ink jet print, 28 1/2 x 22 3/4 inches. Museum purchase with support from the Photography Fund, 2005.41.
Stephen Etnier (United States, 1903–1984), Union Station, Portland, Maine, 1968, oil on masonite, 22 1/16 x 36 1/8 inches. Anonymous gift, 1969.5.
William Wallace Gilchrist (United States, 1879–1926), Congress Square in Winter, circa 1925, oil on canvas, 20 x 26 inches. Gift of Dr. Carl and Linda Metzger, 1984.136.
Julee Holcombe (United States, born 1972), Babel Revisited, 2003, Iris print, 36 x 34 inches. 2005 Portland Museum of Art Biennial purchase pricze with support from the Contemporary Art Find, in memory of Bernice McIlhenny Wintersteen, 2005.11.
John Bradley Hudson, Jr. (United States, 1832–1903), Old City Hall and the United States Hotel, Portland, Maine, circa 1890, oil on panel in box, 10 3/16 x 12 9/16 inches. Gift of Mrs. A. H. Little, 1923.6.
Yvonne Jacquette (United States, 1934), Untitled [Times Square], 1989-1990, lithograph and screenprint in 12 colors on Arches 350 gram paper, 48 1/2 x 36 1/8 inches. John and Sarah Ames Collection, 10.2003.2.
Charles Frederick Kimball (United States, 1831–1903), Marine Hospital, 1859, oil on canvas, 13 15/16 x 23 inches. Gift of Emma Morse Brady and Jane Beckett Morse Barry, 1971.19.
Riisaburo Kimura (Japan, born 1924), City 88, 1969, silkscreen on wove paper, 25 x 18 3/4 inches. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Dorsky, 1980.58.
Riisaburo Kimura (Japan, born 1924), City 154, 1971, silkscreen on wove paper (12/26), 20 1/4 x 26 1/4 inches. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Dorsky, 1980.54.
Susan Leites (United States, born 1938), Diptych City, 1988-1990, pastel on pastel cloth, a: 68 x 47 1/2inches; b: 70 x 17 inches. Gift of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York; with support from the Hassam, Speicher, Betts and Symons Funds, 1994.1.2a,b.
Giovanni Martino (United States, born 1908), Leverington Avenue, nd, oil on canvas, 20 1/16 x 50 1/16 inches. Museum purchase: Charles Shipman Payson Purchase Prize, 1959 Portland Summer Art Festival, 1959.3.
Italo Scanga (United States, 1932-2001), Ruins, Portland, Maine, 1990, gouache, varnish and collage on paper
47 1/2 x 35 1/2 x 1/2 inches. Gift of Juris and Mara Ubans in memory of the artist, 2001.98.2.
Robert Solotaire (United States, born 1930), View from the 11th Floor— Night, October 1978, oil on masonite, 25 3/4 x 37 5/8 inches. Gift of the artist, 1980.160.
Robert Solotaire (United States, born 1930), View from the 11th Floor of the Holiday Inn, April 10, 1979, oil on canvas, 26 x 36 inches. Gift of Chip and Susan in memory of their parents, Chuck and Jane Kaufmann, 2007.20.1.
John Soule (United States), [Portland … After … Fire], Stereoscopic view, set of 27, July 1866, photograph mounted on cardboard, 3 1/4 x 6 3/4 inches. Museum purchase, 1972.152.3-28.
Lois Stock (United States, born 1951), Rumpled Sky, 1979, oil on canvas, 26 1/4 x 44 3/16 inches. Gift of the artist, 1980.162.
Todd Webb (United States, 1905-2000), Sixth Avenue between 43rd and 44th Streets, 1946, gelatin silver print, 80 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches. Museum purchase with support from the Friends of the Collection and The Photography Fund, 1996.23.
Guy Wiggins (United States, born 1883–1962), Winter at the Plaza, undated, oil on board, 21 1/4 x 17 1/8 x 1 1/4 inches. Gift of Owen W. and Anna H. Wells, 2004.44.7.
Loans
J. E. Baker, published by Bufford and Beckett, Ruins of the Great Fire at Portland, Maine, July 4th and 5th, 1866, lithograph, 34 1/2 x 26 inches. Private Collection.
George Morris (United States, 1905-1975), View of Congress Square, circa 1940, oil on board, 20 x 24 inches. Private Collection.
Scott Peterman (United States, born 1968), NY 14D, 2008, 52 x 40 inches. Courtesy of the artist.
Joseph Warner, published by J. J. Stoner, Birdseye view of the city of Portland, Maine, 1876, lithograph, 35 x 46 inches. Private Collection.
Museum Information
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