Getting Started
The first phase of this public artwork is the research phase. The plan is to spend the entire month of January doing historical research and preparing to create the artwork.
I arrived in Oregon City on the first day of the year. Settling-in was the first order of business. I also had to gather supplies in preparation for my first day of research at the Museum of the Oregon Territory.
I made arrangements with museum curator Charlene Buckley (below) to start work on January 3rd. Charlene was and continues to be extremely welcoming and accommodating.
The archives and library at the Museum of the Oregon Territory are fantastic! The photo archive , which I am most concerned with, is well organized and maintained. So far, I have spent probably 70-80 hours pouring over the photographs and scanning those that seem well suited to the project. The work has gone smoothly due to the generosity of the staff at the Museum (more on that later), my handy little laptop, and a beautiful new Epson V700 scanner.
I arrived in Oregon City on the first day of the year. Settling-in was the first order of business. I also had to gather supplies in preparation for my first day of research at the Museum of the Oregon Territory.
I made arrangements with museum curator Charlene Buckley (below) to start work on January 3rd. Charlene was and continues to be extremely welcoming and accommodating.
The archives and library at the Museum of the Oregon Territory are fantastic! The photo archive , which I am most concerned with, is well organized and maintained. So far, I have spent probably 70-80 hours pouring over the photographs and scanning those that seem well suited to the project. The work has gone smoothly due to the generosity of the staff at the Museum (more on that later), my handy little laptop, and a beautiful new Epson V700 scanner.
posted by Michael Asbill at
9:07 PM
2 Comments:
Thank you for keeping the blog current. We are all excited to see the elevator get a new look! Will you post some of the historic photos you found on the blog?
Absolutely! I'm just now sorting through my image files and putting them in order. I'll start posting them in the next few days.
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