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"Madison Avenue" 1994, by The Willamette Ceramics Guild, Corvallis, Oregon

Sign Next To Piece
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A small sign, next to the ceramic work of art, read:

"Madison Avenue"
created by
The Willamette Ceramics Guild
dedicated to
Susan and Curtis Johnson
1994 Patron of the Arts Award
Thanks to Elizabeth White, Julian R. McFadden
and Hugh Richard White.

"Madison Avenue" 1994   •  by The Willamette Ceramics Guild external link   •  In an alley alongside S. Madison Avenue   •  In Downtown Corvallis, Oregon external link   •  (Date Photographed: 11:49:56 Monday 9 November 2015)   •  (Date Published: Wednesday 09 December 2015)   •  © 2015 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C15_5327
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The Whole Piece
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Overview of the entire ceramic piece. Its center shows the town of Corvallis as a skyline with clouds overhead. That center is surrounded by individual scenes of importance to the town.

"Madison Avenue" 1994   •  by The Willamette Ceramics Guild external link   •  In an alley alongside S. Madison Avenue   •  In Downtown Corvallis, Oregon external link   •  (Date Photographed: 11:50:04 Monday 9 November 2015)   •  (Date Published: Wednesday 09 December 2015)   •  © 2015 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C15_5328
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The Harding Building
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The Harding Building external link is honored here because it was the original cornerstone of the 3rd Street business district.

"Madison Avenue" 1994   •  by The Willamette Ceramics Guild external link   •  In an alley alongside S. Madison Avenue   •  In Downtown Corvallis, Oregon external link   •  (Date Photographed: 11:50:09 Monday 9 November 2015)   •  (Date Published: Wednesday 09 December 2015)   •  © 2015 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C15_5329
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A Bit Of Skyline
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A close up of the central part of the ceramic art. This shows a tree growing next to the skyline of Downtown Corvallis, Oregon. Also fluffy clouds overhead, probably threatening rain.

"Madison Avenue" 1994   •  by The Willamette Ceramics Guild external link   •  In an alley alongside S. Madison Avenue   •  In Downtown Corvallis, Oregon external link   •  (Date Photographed: 11:50:13 Monday 9 November 2015)   •  (Date Published: Wednesday 09 December 2015)   •  © 2015 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C15_5330
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The City Livery
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The ceramic art piece showed the Corvallis City Livery at its bottom center.

"Madison Avenue" 1994   •  by The Willamette Ceramics Guild external link   •  In an alley alongside S. Madison Avenue   •  In Downtown Corvallis, Oregon external link   •  (Date Photographed: 11:50:15 Monday 9 November 2015)   •  (Date Published: Wednesday 09 December 2015)   •  © 2015 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C15_5331
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A Heron
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Other than the horse with City Livery, the only animal depicted on this ceramic art piece was a heron.

"Madison Avenue" 1994   •  by The Willamette Ceramics Guild external link   •  In an alley alongside S. Madison Avenue   •  In Downtown Corvallis, Oregon external link   •  (Date Photographed: 11:50:18 Monday 9 November 2015)   •  (Date Published: Wednesday 09 December 2015)   •  © 2015 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C15_5332
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