A woman is in the process of painting a portrait of a young boy during an art show in the Portland Park Blocks. A sign hanging from the back of her easel reads, "Portraits by Betty, $1.00." (negative 8 of 9).

A child watches an unidentified sculptor work with clay during an artist fair in the downtown Portland South Park blocks. The man wears a hat and artist smock, while another clay bust can be seen on a table at the right side of the frame. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on July 22, 1951 (negative 9 of 14).

An unidentified painter kneels in front of a mural at an artist fair in the downtown Portland South Park blocks. The man and the painting are on a small raised wooden stage, while a group of people watch from the ground. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on July 22, 1951 (negative 7 of 14).

People watch sculptor Ivan Hauser form a pot on a spinning wheel at an artist fair in the downtown Portland South Park blocks. A boy stands in front of Hauser, seemingly transfixed by the spinning wheel. An altered version of this photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on July 22, 1951 (negative 1 of 14).