Pittock Mansion Offers Virtual Tours and Mount Hood Art Show  

Pittock Mansion Offers Virtual Tours and Mount Hood Art Show  

by | Apr 21, 2020 | Events, Features, News

Portland, OR. Pittock Mansion’s current exhibit, Mount Hood Perspectives, is now available to view online. The exhibit is a juried community art show featuring the artistic interpretations of Portland’s most famous natural focal point by local photographers and artists. The gallery features photographs, like Joe Whittington‘s The Pearly Gates, which can be purchased through the site’s secure web store.
You can also take an interesting and educational virtual tour of the Pittock Mansion, which includes some “off-limit” staff areas. Check out this link: Pittock Mansion Virtual Tour. 

Supporters hope the tour will whet your appetite for an in-person visit when the historic mansion reopens.

Pittock Mansion’s Mount Hood Perspectives was created by curators to draw visitors. Outreach for the exhibit includes this explanation: Mount Hood is a key part of Portland’s skyline, seated atop the Cascade Range to the east of the city. Residents and visitors alike look forward to when the clouds part and the mountain is visible, admiring how its snowy slopes vary from hour to hour, season to season. Discover artistic interpretations of this Portland icon by local artists. Click through the artists’ names below for more information and to view their online portfolios.
“It was particularly hard to close the Mansion during this exhibit because the art show features the work of local artists,” Curator Patti Larkin explains. “So we are excited that this exhibit is now available online for people to enjoy, while also providing an opportunity for individuals to support a section of our community that has been hit hard by the current situation.”

All the artwork is on display at the mansion, but the COVID19 closure has made viewing impossible right now.

Jarred Decker’s “St. Johns Fog” is an Aluminum chromaprint.

Harley Talkington’s “Bloom With A View” was created with Soft Pastels.

The exhibit is scheduled to be on view both online and when the Pittock Mansion reopens. Any artwork that is purchased will be available for pick-up after the exhibit closes. Shipping options are also available.
From Pittock Mansion:
With picture-perfect views of rivers, forests, bridges, and mountaintops – and 23 treasure-filled rooms – no other place in town offers a more breathtaking view and more revealing glimpse of Portland’s past. Portland pioneers Henry and Georgiana Pittock built Pittock Mansion in 1914 and it now stands as a living memorial of the family’s contributions to the blossoming city of Portland and its people. Situated on 46 acres of land almost 1,000 feet atop downtown Portland, the Pittock celebrated its centennial year in 2014.
Pittock Granddaughter’s Art on Display at the Mansion

Pittock Granddaughter’s Art on Display at the Mansion

by | Oct 20, 2016 | Features, Lifestyle

Portland, OR. Rhoda Gantenbein Adams (1909-1977) was the granddaughter of Henry and Georgiana Pittock who grew up in Pittock Mansion. Her work is on display through November 13th in an exhibit called Through Rhoda’s Eyes: Balancing Art and Expectations. Included in the display is a photo of Ronda, brush in hand, in 1932. Rhoda was described as an imaginative and cultured child, she created art in the mansion’s third floor storage space and went on to study at the Art Students League of New York and Portland Art Museum School. As an adult, Rhoda embraced a traditional life as wife, mother, and supporter of the arts, but sought to continue to create art as well.

Rhoda on her wedding day: Rhoda posing on Pittock Mansion’s grand staircase on her wedding day.

Rhoda posing on Pittock Mansion’s grand staircase on her wedding day.

Watercolor painting: Rhoda’s artwork is characterized by vibrant colors and patterns, as seen in this watercolor cityscape painted during her 20s

Rhoda’s artwork is characterized by vibrant colors and patterns, as seen in this watercolor cityscape painted during her 20s

Fiber art cat cushion: Rhoda explored many art mediums, including fiber arts like this playful cat cushion.

Rhoda explored many art mediums, including fiber arts like this playful cat cushion.

“Amazingly prolific, Rhoda managed to balance family life with a life-long love of ‘making’. This in itself would have been a feminist act during her era.” Says Portland Art Museum-featured artist Anna Fidler. “Rhoda had a keen eye for what was happening in the broader art world with movements such as Cubism and Abstraction, and Contemporary Design, which she used to inspire her domestic arts.”

Rhoda found expressive outlets through fine arts like drawing and painting, and pursuits that fit well into her social and domestic life such as crafting custom hats and sweaters, designing colorful interiors and gardens for her home, creating one-of-a-kind Christmas tree decorations for her husband’s bank, and designing sets and costumes for Portland Civic Theater. In addition to her artistic projects, Rhoda continued her family’s commitment to community and used her social position to help start and raise funds for the Oregon Ceramics Studio.

Visitors can see her artwork through November 13th in the exhibit:Through Rhoda’s Eyes: Balancing Art and Expectations.