Maryhill Museum celebrates 75 th anniversary with American Indian exhibit
GOLDENDALE, Wash. – When
Maryhill Museum of Art opened to the
public in 1940, Time magazine called it
“the world’s most isolated art museum.”
While the surrounding population has
grown, Maryhill Museum of Art remains
a rural anomaly – a robust cultural insti-
tution with an outstanding art collection,
vibrant educational programming and an
abundance of charm.
To open the museum’s 75 th anniver-
sary season, American Indian Painting:
Twentieth-Century Masters will bring to
the Columbia River Gorge a collection of
35 paintings of a type seldom – if ever –
exhibited in the Pacific Northwest.
Curated by Maryhill’s Steve Grafe,
the exhibition features some of the most
important American Indian artists of
the 20 th century. It will be on view from
March 15 to July 5, 2015.
The featured artists were residents of
the Southern Plains and Southwest, and
affiliated with the University of Okla-
homa, Bacone College and the Santa Fe
Studio. They include Stephen Mopope
(Kiowa), Allan Houser (Chiricahua
Apache), Fred Beaver (Creek/Semi-
nole), Jerome Tiger (Creek/Seminole),
Harrison Begay (Navajo) and Tony Da
(San Ildefonso).
The paintings are drawn from the col-
lections of the National Cowboy & West-
ern Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City.
In addition to American Indian Paint-
ing: Twentieth-Century Masters , the
museum will mount a full season of spe-
cial exhibitions in 2015. These include:
March 15 – Nov. 15, 2015
Raven Skyriver: Submerge
Raven Skyriver began his glass art
career at age 16, blowing glass in a studio
that he built himself and learning tech-
niques under the tutelage of his mentor,
Lark Dalton.
Skyriver later traveled to Italy to train
in Venetian technique, returned to the
Northwest and worked at Pilchuck Glass
School, and subsequently joined William
Morris’ production team for seven years.
It was there that Skyriver honed his skill
in Morris’ unique techniques and learned
to create sculptural glass.
Drawing inspiration from nature,
specifically the San Juan Islands where
he grew up, Skyriver primarily sculpts
marine creatures, exploring the connec-
tions between humans, animals and the
environment that binds us.
March 15 – Nov. 15, 2015
Native Peoples of The
Dalles Region
The exhibition features more than
20 photo prints, the majority of which
are from Maryhill Museum of Art’s own
archives. These little-known images are
the work of various Wasco County pho-
tographers who captured images of the
landscape and people who lived in and
around The Dalles during the late 19 th and
early 20 th century.
Included in the exhibition are photos
by Fred Andrew “F.A.” Young (Shaniko,
Ore.), Fannie Wright Van Duyn (Tygh
Valley, Ore.), Benjamin A. Gifford (The
Dalles, Ore.), and Benjamin C. Markham
(The Dalles, Ore.).
March 15 – Nov. 15, 2015
Maryhill Favorites: R.H. Gammell
and His Students
The ongoing vitality of American
Realist painting owes much to R.H. Ives
Gammell, who shared his love for the
Classical Realist tradition with his stu-
dents, Richard Lack, Robert Hunter and
Samuel Rose.
Maryhill Museum of Art’s permanent
collection contains numerous works by
these four artists and this exhibition show-
cases a dozen of their paintings.
March 15 – Nov. 15, 2015
Sam Hill and the Columbia
River Highway
In anticipation of the 2016 centennial
celebration of the historic Columbia River
Highway, the Sam Hill Room will host a
temporary exhibition of black and white
prints showing both construction of the
highway and early scenic views of the
Columbia River Gorge.
Most of the images are drawn from
Hill’s personal photo collection, which is
housed at Maryhill Museum of Art.
July 11 – Nov. 15, 2015
An Abundance of Riches:
Woodcuts of Andrea Rich
Featuring 40 prints by internation-
ally recognized printmaker Andrea Rich,
whose work explores the worlds of both
art and nature. Rich draws on print tradi-
tions as diverse as Albrecht Dürer and
Japanese Ukiyo-e to produce work that is
distinctly her own, carving from six to 20
blocks for one final image. The resulting
works are strong, clear impressions of life
in all its diversity.
Courtesy photo
Harrison Begay (Navajo, 1917-2012), Navajo Maidens, c. 1970, watercolor on
paper, 14” x 10”; Arthur and Shifra Silberman Collection, National Cowboy &
Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City, Okla.
During three decades of travel, the
Santa Cruz, California-based artist has
observed common and exotic species
of birds and animals and used firsthand
experiences to show her subjects in their
natural habitats. Some of the flora and
fauna found in the prints also are found
on the 5,300-acre grounds of Maryhill.
All of the works on view are drawn
from the collection of the Leigh Yawkey
Woodson Art Museum in Wausau, Wis.
Visitor information
The museum is open daily from 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m., March 15 to Nov. 15. Admission
is $9 for adults, $8 for seniors, $3 for youth
age 7-18 and free for children 6 and under.
Admission to the Stonehenge Memo-
rial, open daily from 7 a.m. to dusk, is free.
The museum’s cafe, Loie’s, is open
from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. The
Museum Store features art and history
books, jewelry and American Indian crafts.
Maryhill is located off Highway 97,
12 miles south of Goldendale. Drive time
to the museum is 2 hours from Portland/
Vancouver, 3.5 hours from Bend, 4 hours
from Seattle and 1.5 hours from Yakima.
For more information, visit mary-
hillmuseum.org.
Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow
Attention Siletz Tribal Artists
Royalty Crown Proposals
The 2015 Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow Committee once again is having a logo
contest for the upcoming pow-wow in August 2015.
The 2015 Pow-Wow Committee is now accepting proposals for 2015-2016
royalty crowns for Miss Siletz, Junior Miss Siletz and Little Miss Siletz.
All Siletz Tribal artists are encouraged to submit a pow-wow themed logo. The
winning logo artist will receive a cash prize of $250 and a professional banner with
the logo. The winning artist will have his or her logo highlighted on Nesika Illahee
Pow-Wow flyers and merchandise.
Proposals for a crown are required to include art design, size of the crown and a
bid for the crown or crowns of your interest. Proposals can be submitted for individual
crowns, two crowns or you can submit a bid for all three crowns.
Please submit your artwork to the Cultural Education director’s office at the
Siletz Tribal Community Center or mail it to Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians,
Attn: Pow-Wow Logo Contest, P.O. Box 549, Siletz, OR 97380-0549.
Proposals should be sent to Siletz Pow-Wow Committee, P.O. Box 549, Siletz,
OR 97380-0549.
All entries must be received no later than March 2, 2015.
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Crown proposals must be turned in to the committee no later than March 2, 2015.
If you have any questions, contact Buddy Lane at 800-922-1399, ext 1230, or
541-444-8230.