Sherman County Historical Society and Museum Open Daily 10 until 5 May through October |
| Contact: Sherry Kaseberg 541-442-5514 News release. July 5, 2001
The Sherman County Artists Series at
the Sherman County Historical Museum in Moro features an August
exhibition of oil paintings by Beryl Schantz Wilcox of The Dalles. Her
interest in portraits is demonstrated in this exhibit, and her own children
and grandchildren, whose roots go deep into the soil of Sherman County,
serve as her models. Relying on richly textured color while abjuring line,
Beryl constantly seeks to evoke an effervescent mystery that imbues her view
of subject, time and place, including works titled Mother and Daughter,
Sleeping House, Sunspots, Augustine, Melon Seeds, Wet and Lonely, Veronica,
Avalon, Lea and End of a Perfect Day.
Born and reared in Bismark, ND, Beryl
pursued her vocation first in college at St. Catharine's in Minneapolis.
When her family moved to Salem in the late 1940s, she continued at
Marylhurst College in Lake Oswego. She met and married Dean Wilcox, son of
Sherman County farmers, George and Marie Morrison Wilcox, and attended
Pacific University at Forest Grove. After the birth of their first child,
Beryl directed all of her creative energy toward rearing their seven
children. She returned to Portland State University and later received her
Bachelor of Arts from Marylhurst in 1975.
Museum visitors from Gilliam and Wasco Counties are welcomed free of charge during August. Museum visitors who wish to view the Artist Series, obtain brochures in the Sherman County Visitor Center or shop in The Museum Store are not charged admission. For more information call the Museum at 541-565-3232 or check the Museum web site, www.shermanmuseum.org.
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