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Columbia and Cascade: A River & A Range
Show Dates: October 7 - November 17, 2022
Opening Reception: October 7, 2022
Time: 4-7 p.m. 
Location: Main Gallery, 401 S. Balsam St. 
Adult Swim: Salt Shaker Flower Bouquet

Join us Friday, October 7 from 4 to 7 p.m. for the opening reception of Columbia & Cascade: A River and A Range , 1853-1855 in the Main Gallery. There will be a screening of the documentary Grand Coulee Dam, A Man-Made Marvel in Civic Center Auditorium and light refreshments will be served.

This exhibit contains 48 original lithographs from the U.S. Pacific Railroad Survey Reports (1850), curated by Lee Silliman. The artworks are by John Mix Stanley, John J. Young, and John H. Richard. This exhibit presents a series of original tinted lithographs illuminating the natural features of the Cascade Range and its transecting Columbia River, as recorded by two exploration survey parties seeking viable transcontinental railroad routes prior to the Civil War. Featured are early landscape views augmented by botanical and zoological images of indigenous trees, birds, fish, and reptiles encountered in these riverine and alpine environments. 

Featured lithograph: Kettle Falls, Columbia River by John Mix Stanley