Union Station in Portland, Oregon, became a familiar sight as I traveled back and forth between Seattle and Portland via Amtrak for two eye surgeries in 2022. Designed by Van Brunt & Howe, the station began construction in 1890 and opened in 1896. The signature piece of the station is the 150-foot-tall Romanesque Revival clock tower featuring an 1898 Seth Thomas pendulum clock on its four faces. The station was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
At times, we simply do not have the time to stop and sketch for more than a few minutes. Yet, we still want to capture the moment of being in a specific place at a certain time. While graphic studies done under these circumstances may not fully describe a visual scene, they serve as a reminder of where we have been and what we experienced.
These are examples sketched extremely quickly while visiting Tuskegee University Chapel, designed by Paul Rudolph of New York and the African-American firm of John A. Welch and Louis Fry, both former Tuskegee Institute Faculty members.
