Oral history interview with John Yeon

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Oral history interview with John Yeon

1982 December 14-1983 January 10

An interview of John Yeon conducted 1982 December 14-1983 January 10, by Marian W. Kolisch, for the Archives of American Art's Northwest Oral History Project.

Sound recording: 5 sound cassettes.Transcript: 70 p.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7916895

Archives of American Art

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Yeon, John

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John Yeon (1910-1994) worked for the firm of A.E. Doyle & Associates and is credited, along with Pietro Belluschi, with the development of the Northwest Regional Style of architecture. He designed the Wentz Studio in Neahkahnie, Oregon. His other notable buildings include the Watzek House in Southwest Portland (1937), Shaw House, and Swan House. Yeon was a dedicated conservationist who donated land to the state parks system. His work was honored in an exhibit by the Portland Art Museum in 19...

Kolisch, Marian W.

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Marian Wood Kolisch (1920-2008) was the granddaughter of Portland, Oregon, artist, lawyer, and civic leader C. E. S. Wood. She was married to attorney Pierre Kolisch and had three children. In the early 1970s she began studying photography with Ansel Adams, and went on to create noted portraits of well-known Oregon figures. Exhibitions of her work were held at the Portland Art Museum, the Camera Works Gallery, the Blue Sky Gallery, and many other venues. From the description of Maria...

Belluschi, Pietro, 1899-1994

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Architect; Portland, Or. Died Feb. 1994. From the description of Pietro Belluschi interviews, 1983 Aug. 22 - Sept. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220184885 From the description of Pietro Belluschi interviews, 1983 Aug. 22 - Sept. 4 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 233007028 Pietro Belluschi (1899-1994) was an architect from Portland, Or. From the description of Oral history interview with Pietro Belluschi, 1983 Aug. 22-Sept. 4. (Unkno...