My Uncle Bue was a noted Oregon Artist. He was severely hearing impaired and never finished grade school. He loved everything pertaining to art. As a young man he attended the Portland Art School and was involved with the Timberline WPA Project at Mount Hood. He worked in oil, watercolor, pastel, ceramic and photography.
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Bue was raised on a farm outside of Portland.
He colorized this photoof himself harvesting hops.
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Bue sculped models used in our defense program's camouflage
research (The Oregonian, 1/17/41, p. 4) and a "fired" salmon/carp,
similar to the one depicted, is on display at Timberline Lodge.
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Some examples of his artwork:
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| Small Oils |
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| Ceramics |
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This is a great write up. We still have one of his pictures, a small white dog.
ReplyDeleteMr. Kee, we have an exhibition about to open on the New Deal art projects in the Northwest that includes a work by your uncle. https://www.tacomaartmuseum.org/exhibit/forgotten-stories-northwest-public-art-of-the-1930s/
ReplyDeleteBue Kee's wonderful clay "Owl" from 1939 will be on display as part of the "Forgotten Stories: Northwest Public Art in the 1930s" which will soon open at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art in Salem, Oregon. The "Owl" is also included in the "New Deal Art in the Northwest" book that accompanies the exhibition. We hope you can come and enjoy the exhibition. More information is available at www.willamette.edu.go/forgotten-stories
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