Studio Sessions: Cameron Booth

Cameron Booth was one of the "grand old men" of Minnesota art, and one of the most prominent on the national scene. Here he is with a self-portrait from his younger days.

Studio Sessions: Harriet Bart

In the 1970s, Harriet Bart was working in weaving and fiber arts. She has since moved on to a variety of sculptural and conceptual areas.

Studio Sessions: Hazel Belvo

Hazel Belvo working on a large painting in her studio at the Saint Paul Academy, where she was teaching at the time. If I remember correctly, the painting was intended for a patient lounge at the University of Minnesota Hospitals.

Studio Sessions: WARM

WARM (Women's Art Resources of Minnesota), a feminist art collective, opened a gallery in downtown Minneapolis in 1976. Here are two of the founders, Harriet Bart (l) and Hazel Belvo (r), on the steps of the gallery.

Studio Sessions: George Morrison

I'll be traveling for the next week or so, with uncertain ability to post photos. So I'm going way back into my archives, to the mid-1970s, when I embarked on a project to photograph artists in their studios in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota. This project led to an exhibition at the Suzanne Kohn Gallery in 1976 and at the Minnesota Museum of American Art 37(!) years later in 2013. (A nice review of the latter show, by Mary Abbe in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, is here.)

I'll start with a photo of George Morrison working on a wood collage in his basement workshop. George, along with his wife Hazel Belvo, was a friend who got me started by introducing me to a wide circle of Twin Cities artists. He was also one of the country's premier Native American artists, featured along with Allen Houser in the two-person exhibition that opened the National Museum of the American Indian - Smithsonian Institution in 2004.

Portland Pearl Photos: Signs and Street Scenes (Part 7)

We conclude with a couple of scenes that look not so pleasant. But the fellow in the top photograph sang me a tuneful song, and we had a good conversation.

Portland Pearl Photos: Signs and Street Scenes (Part 6)

An anonymous person walking past a wall is a cliche of street photography, but in these cases I think that the person either serves to set the scale or to contrast with something on the wall.

Portland Pearl Photos: Signs and Street Scenes (Part 5)

Austerity and informality.

Portland Pearl Photos: Signs and Street Scenes (Part 4)

The Pearl District's history as a manufacturing and warehousing district shows up in austere exteriors like these.

Portland Pearl Photos: Signs and Street Scenes (Part 3)

Advertising signs featuring oversized portraits at street level are not quite intimidating, but close.

Portland Pearl Photos: Signs and Street Scenes (Part 2)

I often find Portland's parking signs confusing and either redundant or self-contradictory.

Portland Pearl Photos: Signs and Street Scenes (Part 1)

This is the last chapter of my "Portland Pearl Photos" project. Go to February 8, 2017 and work back from there to see the previous chapters.

Like all sizable cities, Portland, Oregon has interesting sights along its streets and sidewalks. This mural on the wall of a parking lot is one of the most striking I've seen. It was sketched in one day, and painted (with spray paint) the next.

Street Scenes in North Kolkata

One of the most vivid, picturesque neighborhoods I've ever experienced.

This concludes my photo journey through east India. Tomorrow I'll begin to finish my series on the Pearl District of Portland, Oregon.

Potters' District of Kolkata

The potters of the Kumartuli district in north Kolkata make life-size sculptures for religious festivals.

Kolkata Jain Temple

There is a spectacularly ornate Jain Temple in the northern, more traditional part of Kolkata. The alley leading to the temple grounds is faced with equally spectacular bas reliefs of the trials and triumphs of Mahavira, the last Jain master.

India Museum

The India Museum in central Kolkata holds many treasures from India's artistic history. Here is a small sample.

Panels from a large and exquisitely carved stupa

From the Textile Collection

From the Decorative Arts Collection

Kolkata Street Scenes

Photos from an early morning walk in central Kolkata, near our hotel.