Early Northwest Masters | February 4–27, 2021 | Installation View 01

L to R: Michele Russo, Charles Heaney, Hilda Morris, Robert Colescott

Early Northwest Masters | February 4–27, 2021 | Installation View 02

L to R: Charles Heaney, Hilda Morris, Robert Colescott

Early Northwest Masters | February 4–27, 2021 | Installation View 03

L to R: Michele Russo, Hilda Morris, Robert Colescott, Carl Morris

Early Northwest Masters | February 4–27, 2021 | Installation View 04

L to R: Robert Colescott, Carl Morris, Sally Haley, Manuel Izquierdo, Carl Morris

Early Northwest Masters | February 4–27, 2021 | Installation View 05

L to R: Carl Morris, Sally Haley, Carl Morris, Hilda Morris

Early Northwest Masters | February 4–27, 2021 | Installation View 06

L to R: Manuel Izquierdo, Louis Bunce, Michele Russo, Charles Heaney, Hilda Morris, Robert Colescott

Early Northwest Masters | February 4–27, 2021 | Installation View 07

L to R: Michele Russo, Manuel Izquierdo, Michele Russo

Early Northwest Masters | February 4–27, 2021 | Installation View 08

L to R: Two works by Manuel Izquierdo, Michele Russo

Early Northwest Masters | February 4–27, 2021 | Installation View 09

L to R: Michele Russo, Manuel Izquierdo, Michele Russo, Manuel Izquierdo, Louis Bunce

Early Northwest Masters | February 4–27, 2021 | Installation View 010

L to R: Louis Bunce, Michele Russo, Louis Bunce, Manuel Izquierdo

Early Northwest Masters | February 4–27, 2021 | Installation View 011

L to R: William Givler, Sally Haley, Kenneth Callahan

Early Northwest Masters | February 4–27, 2021 | Installation View 012

L to R: Michele Russo, William Givler, Sally Haley, Kenneth Callahan

Early Northwest Masters | February 4–27, 2021 | Installation View 013

L to R: Kenneth Callahan, Manuel Izquierdo, Carl Morris

Michele Russo (1909-2004)  Without Words in Memory, 1992

Michele Russo (1909-2004)

Without Words in Memory

1992

acrylic on canvas

69 x 59 inches framed

Michele Russo (1909-2004)  Man Who Lost His Woman

Michele Russo (1909–2004)

Man Who Lost His Woman

acrylic on canvas

60 x 50 inches framed

Michele Russo (1909-2004)  Untitled (Leaning Blond Nude)

Michele Russo (1909-2004)

Untitled (Leaning Blond Nude)

acrylic on canvas

57 x 48 inches unframed

Michele Russo (1909-2004)  Untitled (Two Figures, Hat, Umbrellas)

Michele Russo (1909-2004)

Untitled (Two Figures, Hat, Umbrellas)

acrylic on canvas

48.5 x 60 inches framed

Michele Russo (1909-2004)  Untitled (Bending Woman With Shadow)

Michele Russo (1909-2004)

Untitled (Bending Woman With Shadow)

oil on burlap

61.25 x 45.25 inches framed

Carl Morris (1911-1993)  Lifting Lights, 1961

Carl Morris (1911-1993)

Lifting Lights

1961

oil on canvas

37.25 x 49 inches framed

 

Hilda Morris (1911-1991)  City Maquette, 1972

Hilda Morris (1911-1991)

City Maquette

1972

cast bronze

15 x 4.5 x 2 inches including base
11 x 4.5 x 2 inches not including base

Hilda Morris (1911-1991)  Gate (Girando Maquette) (7/10) [SB 3B], 1977

Hilda Morris (1911-1991)

Gate (Girando Maquette)

1977

cast bronze, ed. 7/10

15 x 9 x 4 inches including base
11.5 x 9 x 4 inches not including base

Sally Haley (1908-2007)  Untitled (three green pears)

Sally Haley (1908-2007)

Untitled (three green pears)

oil on canvas

34 x 27.5 inches framed

Sally Haley (1908-2007)  Untitled (red pepper on gold)

Sally Haley (1908-2007)

Untitled (red pepper on gold)

egg tempera on board, gold leaf

11.25 x 13.5 inches framed

Sally Haley (1908-2007)  Interior with Italian Vase

Sally Haley (1908-2007)

Interior with Italian Vase

acrylic on canvas

42.75 x 47.5 inches framed

Sally Haley (1908-2007)  Untitled (Two Cherries), c. 1980's

Sally Haley (1908-2007)

Untitled (Two Cherries)

c. 1980's

egg tempera on masonite

7 x 6.25 inches framed

Charles Heaney (1897-1981)  Untitled (gold landscape)

Charles Heaney (1897-1981)

Untitled (gold landscape)

casein on board

10 x 14 inches framed

Charles Heaney (1897-1981)  Untitled (landscape)

Charles Heaney (1897-1981)

Untitled (landscape)

casein on board

15 x 18 inches framed

Press Release

Russo Lee Gallery is pleased to exhibit Northwest Masters in February. This is an opportunity to revisit the foundations of art here in Portland, as well as the galleries who supported them. The majority of the artists in this exhibition showed at Russo Lee Gallery, The Laura Russo Gallery, and before that, The Fountain Gallery – over a span of sixty years. These artists include Carl and Hilda Morris, Sally Haley, Michele Russo, Manuel Izquierdo and William Givler.