American History Inspires Works on Display at Providence Milwaukie Community Gallery

Sept. 2, 2008

WHAT: Paintings depicting scenes from American history by Gordon Hall Rasted are displayed in the Providence Milwaukie Community Gallery.

WHEN: On display through Sept. 8.

WHERE: Providence Milwaukie Community Gallery
Providence Milwaukie Hospital
10150 SE 32nd Avenue, 2nd Floor
Milwaukie

DETAILS: Providence Milwaukie Community Gallery welcomes an exhibit of paintings by American artist Gordon Hall Rasted. Born and raised in Meriden, Conn., Rasted spent many hours during his youth hiking the woods surrounding his home town and became interested in the early history of the area and the neighboring states of New York and Massachusetts. He read avidly about the early frontier wars and the American Revolution, especially the writings concerning the Native Americans of the region. That interest is reflected in many of his works. In 1985 Rasted moved to Oregon, where he finds great inspiration and has completed more paintings than in all his years on the East Coast.

Providence Milwaukie Community Gallery was created to demonstrate Providence’s commitment to diversity. “Cultural diversity” refers to the differences in what we’ve learned and the choices we’ve made in life, such as the languages we speak, our religious or political beliefs, our family or cultural traditions, our level of education or income, and our marital status.

The Providence Milwaukie Community Gallery changes quarterly to showcase the diversity in our community through the works of Clackamas County artists. All proceeds from sales go directly to the exhibiting artist. The gallery is curated by the Arts Action Alliance of Clackamas County.