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13. Ginkoberry Gwa Ming Fay, 2003 New York, New York Ginkoberry Gwa is a celebration of the , drawing inspiration from the ginkgo forests of prehistoric Oregon and the Native American mythological Gwakalekala tree. 14. Bilalian Odyssey Isaka Shamsud-Din, 1983 Portland, Oregon Bilalian Odyssey is a tribute to the generations of courageous people who rose from slavery and contributed to the settling of the west. On permanent loan to the from Multnomah County.

15. “Wish You Were Here” The Oregon Series Ronna Neuenschwander, 2002 Portland, Oregon Shard mosaics consisting of ceramic souvenir plates and mementos from around the state of Oregon. Each piece highlights a region or attraction of Oregon.

16. Bell Circles II (South Plaza) 30th Anniversary gift from business* leaders and citizens of the city of Sapporo The Portland-Sapporo Sister City relationship was established to foster prosperity and symbolize peace 22. OCC Expansion between the two cities and the United States and Japan. Rae P. Mahaffey, 2003 Portland, Oregon This bell was gifted to the City of Portland in 1989 to Painted to denote the Oregon Convention Center’s unique welcome guests to the city and the Oregon Convention architecture and its significance to the City of Portland. Center. Oil paint on three 3’ by 3’ wood panels.

17. People, Places and Things in the Pacific NW 23. Ode to a Women’s Restroom, Ode to a Men’s Connie Kiener, Sherrie Wolf, 2003 Portland, Oregon Restroom Located in rest rooms on Levels 1 & 3. Artworks were Dana Lynn Louis, 2003 Portland, Oregon designed in collaboration, with research assistance from A celebration of our interconnections to the natural world. the Oregon Historical Society, and hand-painted using Maiolica and under- glaze techniques on custom tiles from Pratt & Larson Tile of Portland. Bell & Wind Project Robert* Coburn, 1990 Portland, Oregon /Victoria BC 18. Bronze and Glass Sconces Portland composer Robert Coburn has designed a sound Brent Markee, 2003 Seattle, Washington piece for the exterior of the center with two bronze This design creates a sculptural element that responds to temple bells at key sites. The bells ring by electronic the surrounding art and architecture, while incorporating controls with deep resonant tones and are complemented ideas in form, structure, light and texture. by sounds from bronze wind bells. The deep, resonant sounds of two bronze oriental temple bells, each weighing 19. Voices more than 3000 pounds, are complemented by the Lillian Pitt, Images, Portland, Oregon, Gale Tremblay, sounds of three wind-activated bells. The bells will be PUBLIC Writing, Olympia, Washington, Ken Mackintosh, Casting, automatically rung according to a pattern designed by the 2003 Brush Prairie, Washington artist. These pieces celebrate the culture of Native peoples in Oregon and their relationship to the land. The writings and ART impressed images reflect their collective voice. When the Oregon Convention Center opened in 1990 20. Triptych, Silver Creek Series, Icons, Blue Cliff a diverse collection of public artworks was unveiled Walking Tour Guide Carl Morris, 1978-1992 Portland, Oregon, Lived and celebrated - funded by Metro’s Percent for Art from 1911-1993. program, two National Endowment for the Arts grants, Discover & Explore OCC’s public art is worth over and contributions by the Oregon Arts Commission, Donated by the Carl and Hilda Morris Foundation, all $2 million and is one of the largest convention paintings are acrylic on canvas. corporations and individuals. With the 2003 expansion, the same commitment to public art has approximately center collections. The collection is free to view 21. Po’ok Deer, PlegIt, Old Man on the Hill doubled the collection - again through Percent for Art and open to the public Rick Bartow, 2002 South Beach, Oregon funds and generous donations. Today the OCC’s art is “Eight deer in the backyard, an owl in the maple tree, the valued at well over two million dollars and is one of the bear back over the hill, this place, our home is now six largest and most varied convention center art programs in generations.” the country.

5 6 6. The Bell of Sisterhood (Holladay Entrance) HOLLADAY * Holladay ENTRANCEDonated by Ulsan, Korea, Portland’s sister city since 1987 Lobby The Sapporo Friendship Bell was donated by Sapporo, 17 Japan, to commemorate 30 years of sisterhood with Holladay Suites Portland. e a c 1 7. er r T VIP Buster Simpson, 1991 Seattle, Washington LEVEL 2 Suite B 2 7 Sections of large Douglas fir, lying like a broken reekG

Skyview Terrace Ballroom201 column on the North Plaza “host” young trees and shrubs Servic B all roo destined to become a small forest. This was a project of 25 egon m e C 6 oom 202 orridor Ballroom Metro’s One Percent for Art program and was partially B Or all roo 18 25 funded by the National Endowment for the Arts. B 7 m Ballr all P roo Ballroom Ballroom203 25 B o 5 m rt 8 a 258 8. B lan all ll roo r 25 oo Ballroom Ballroom204 Michael Florin Dente, 1990 Portland, Oregon 4 m d 11 19 m 251 21 22 Ballroom Lobby Ballroom A multi-cultural bronze statue depicting Dr. Martin Ballroom Lobby 253 VIP Luther King, Jr. stepping forward with conviction to Suite D 23 9 Ballroom 20 M.L. King Jr. Lobby Stir Bistro deliver his powerful message. “The Dream” shows Dr. 252 Scooter & Wheelchair Rental & Lounge 10 King surrounded by three major figures, a young man representing the American worker, a woman wading 19 18 ashore, symbolizing the nation’s immigrant experience; FOOD ENTRANCE and a little girl releasing King’s coattail signifying 4 intergenerational respect. 3 9. Oregon Plaques 1 10 2A Terence O’Donnell, Dennis Cunningham and John 10 A A L e-Function obb A103 Laursen, 1990 Portland, Oregon OOD F LEVEL 1 Pr A104 y A Scattered throughout the center is a series of metal and A109

A108 A105 enamel plaques that tell of Oregon’s history, literature A107 10 FOOD B1 and geography. Historian and author Terence O’Donnell 1 A106 L B11 Pre-Function E obb 12 conceived the project and worked with printmaker Dennis B1 P r y B 13 Cunningham and book designer John Laursen to develop E148 e-Function D B1 E141 12 19 B1 14 these chemically etched and color-filled brass plaques. E147 18 B1 y E E142 B1 17 C 17 15 B1 B1 E143 D140 OOD e-Function

E146 obb F C120 L Pr L 16 D139 B1 10. Taiwanese Bells (MLK Entrance) E144 obb C121 * E145 D138 y C C122 Donated by the Republic of China on Taiwan, 2019

F152 C126 D137 y D C123 Three bells celebrate the sister city relationships between 7C125 D136 obb 12 F151 L D134 C Portland/Kaohsiung and Beaverton/Hsinchu. The Portland- C124 FOOD 128 L D133 Level 1 Connector C obb D135 Kaohsiung Sister City Association promotes people-to- F150 14 y F 13 G132 G131 G130 G129 13 people exchanges of educational, artistic, and cultural F149 15 Ginkoberry Concourse activities. 16 GINKOBERRY ENTRANCE 11. Portal Bill Hoppe, 1990 Bend, Oregon jutting out from this ring provide a visual reference to the 1. Steps at the Rose Test Garden Loosely based on a Northwest Native American legend, Tom Fawkes, 1990 Portland, Oregon earth’s rotation with smaller rods as timekeepers and tapers this 42- by 12-foot abstract painting suggests mountains, This 12- by 5-foot canvas mounted on the wall of the VIP gilded with 22-karat gold leaf. The 30-foot circular blue trees and flying birds. Bill Hoppe’s “Portal” is acrylic with Suite is called “Steps at the Rose Test Garden.” It was terrazzo floor below is inlaid with brass rings and colored pencil and ink on canvas. funded by the Oregon Arts Commission and depicts the stone planets that represent a fantasy solar system. Washington Park Rose Garden bathed in delicate morning 12. Dragon Boat light. 4. Ceramic Tiles Donated by the Portland-Kaohsiung Taiwan Sister City Gordon Bryan, 1990 Point Reyes, California 2. Mural of Portland Association Framing each of the full-length mirrors in The brightly painted Chinese dragon boat “floating” within Louis Bunce, Portland, Oregon 1959, lived from 1907-1983 room lobby restrooms is a frieze of hand-carved and hand- A gift from John T. Booth to the City of Portland, on this tower is very similar to the boats entered in Oregon’s painted tiles. Incorporated into each frieze is a replica of a dragon boat races, a lively cultural event which started in permanent loan to the Oregon Convention Center. Painting prominent Portland building. in oil on canvas depicting urban settings of Portland, 1989 on Portland’s . Created by craftsmen in the city of Kaohsiung, Republic of China on Taiwan, Oregon in the 1950s. Formerly hung in a donut shop, then 5. River Song this boat measures 41 feet long and 5 feet 6 inches wide, City Hall. Lucinda Parker, 1990 Portland, Oregon weighing 2,500 pounds and is carefully suspended using This vibrant and energetic painting sweeps across the strong aircraft cables. 3. Principia Holladay Lobby wall. The piece, which measures 44’ by 14’, Kristin Jones & Andrew Ginzel, 1990 New York, New York incorporates images of leaping fish, swirling and cascading A 3-foot pendulum suspended within the glass tower water of Oregon’s largest rivers. swings above a 15 feet-wide gilded ring. The tapered rods