Did you know that Portland, Oregon, has an official flag? Do you know who designed it? I didn’t until now. The answer is: Douglas Lynch. You may have seen his work around. He was commissioned, in the 1930s, to create mural panels for the Works Project Administration (WPA) at Timberline Lodge. Some of his work...
Doug Lynch’s wife Alixandra spells her name with an i not an e. It’s Alix.
Rob Vukovic’ (a family friend)
I just saw some of Douglas’ incredible work at the Timberline Lodge on a PBS special. How moving his work is.
I am blessed to now know of Douglas.
At 90 years old, Portland artist Eunice Parsons has more spunk than many 60 year olds I know. She also has one of the finest handshakes of any woman I’ve met; her fingers, curved with age, fit my hand like a glove. Like most of the senior Portland artists I’ve photographed in this series, she...
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