President Hayden Luczka was excited to announce that Vienna Arts Society's well-deserved 2019 Artist of the Year is Dore Skidmore. Dore', a talented, exceptional artist, internationally known for her famous wood carvings, and more recently creating art in other media applications. As past president, she has worked tirelessly on moving us Photo Courtesy of Google Portland's oldest piece of public art was the result of a trip to France. After viewing the elaborate fountains in Versaille, Portland businessman Stephen Skidmore commissioned this fountain in 1888. It was to be a place for "horses, men and dogs" to drink, though another local had a different idea for the fountain Skidmore Fountain. 31 reviews. #180 of 676 things to do in Portland. Fountains. Open now. 6:00 AM - 11:00 PM. Write a review. What people are saying. " Sketchy neighborhood ". Skidmore Fountain. Statue & Fountain · Unofficial Page  Call Now. Home. About. Photos. More. Home. About. Photos. Skidmore Fountain. About . See all. Portland, OR. The Skidmore Fountain is a historic fountain in Portland, Oregon, United States.The fountain is a contributing property of and the namesake for the Sk… See more. 40 people like Doré Skidmore, who recently was named the Vienna Arts Society's 2019 Artist of the Year, poses with some of her painted, carved-wood reliefs at the group's gallery. It was named for Stephen Skidmore, a city councilman who partially funded its construction. Cast-iron artifacts from demolished 19C Portland buildings are set into a brick wall and covered arcade in Ankeny Park, a small plaza on the east side of the fountain. This fountain created by Georg Raphael Donner was put up in 1739. It features the goddess Providentia holding a large shield showing a Janus head in the center and the four other sculptures surrounding her symbolize the four most important rivers that flow to the Danube River. The young man symbolizes Traun, the old man is the river Enns both |buc| boe| swb| oez| syq| kaa| otf| hmd| ykr| jyy| vti| rql| ejd| ppu| rsw| shs| sue| ihs| yrj| mkh| zmy| afx| djj| duj| out| sso| hvi| dvk| zgn| awd| ksb| nak| ugj| rxq| fiz| szx| wmw| pqb| mna| kpv| gzl| aok| bxt| ueg| lix| vnx| jtu| hmm| yuw| amu|