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Art from the Andes

Dec 19, 2015 - Mar 20, 2016
8:00 am to 5:00 pm
1219 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR
General Accessibility
Spanish Colonial Paintings from the Elvin A. Duerst Bequest

Overview

Art from the Andes features distinctive religious paintings that illustrate the creative melding of cultures in the Andes following the Spanish conquest. The paintings were left to the Museum by Elvin A. Duerst, a native of McMinnville, long employed by the State Department in South America.

Resources

Painting of the Madonna and child
Exhibition brochure
Silver wedding cup
Works in the permanent collection