"She helped the banks, the law firms, and the businesses to realize that they needed to support local artists," says her son Jordan Schnitzer. "That was true of music, dance, and theater, too, but her role was visual arts."
"The art community relative to the greater metropolitan area was nothing like it is today," he says. "It was much more insular and smaller. Not elitist in any way. These people were down-to-earth."
A Fountain of Creativity: Oregon's 20th Century Artists and the Legacy of Arlene Schnitzer provides a window into the Portland art scene during the beginning and middle of the 20th century.
Even if you don't recognize their names, you've probably seen their work on the walls of the Portland Art Museum, in the lobby of the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, or anywhere else that prominently displays established local artists.
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