Portland State University - Viking Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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preface The printed page seldom reveals the creator's full intent, but The Viking 1965 powerfully asserts an artistic and poetic impression of Portland State College. . Photographic reproductions of sections from Tom I-Iardy's South Park hall bronze screen serve as unifying elements in The Viking 1965. In his dramatic creation, Hardy brings together the disparate scenic glories of Oregon, immortal- izing them in bronze. And, more and more, this urban college brings together the disparate human elements of Oregon. The state's students, states- men, and visitors increasingly look to the college, Which, like Oregon's native grandeur, will not die. For the glowing cover, artist Werner Bittner eX- tracted the embodiment of the college's physical environment from Hardy's Work. Stylized versions of the symbolic lush, verdant surroundings were executed from the same screen panel by artist Corinna Campbell for the end sheet design and the title page emblem. The end sheet Work is a sumi or Japanese brush art rendition of Hardy's ivy vines. The emblem design is from the cluster of three maple leaves at the panel top. This Hardy theme is repeated three times in the color opening of the Ellipses sections. A personal response to the campus is reflected in Gerri Lent's poetry. The mood-setting sketches by artists Kay Archi- tect, Frieda Fehrenbacher, and Liz Neilson add a related but independent interpretation of PSC.

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The book lies open Season's unremitting rain Falls to four and four again Time sediment Builds concrete spires Human atoms whir with cybernetic fires In earth's core starhearts beat Filling in the vacuum of unlearned Against your neighboris fence A lilac blooms And in your neighborfs yard A maple dies The skies are runny bubble chimes That link creation to our times The book lies open Immortality laughs tauntingly And crushes spires beneath the real four But rain produces lilacs And a maple tree While mortals seek eternity From houses lacking windows and a door And who will turn the page?

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VIKING 1965 PORTLAND STATE COLLEGE PORTLAND, OREGON