Sculptor Frederic Littman (standing?) working on a bronze eagle sculpture for the Federal Reserve Building, designed by Pietro Belluschi. Another man kneels down, smoking a cigarette and using a hammer and chisel (negative 1 of 2).

Sculptor Frederic Littman in his studio on N.W. Skyline Boulevard in Portland. He faces towards a large bust of President Franklin Roosevelt, most likely for Roosevelt lake at Grand Coulee, Washington. He holds a palette knife in one hand and looks upward at Roosevelt’s face. Next to the large sculpture is a smaller model (negative 1 of 12).

Sculptor Hilda Morris, holding a plate of cookies, during a class with husband Carl Morris, most likely for the Portland Art Museum School (negative 1 of 12).

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).

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).

A sculptor working with clay during an art class at the Portland Art Museum School. A woman is posing in a roman-style dress at the center of the class, while a black female artist stands in front of a sculpture on the right side of the frame. She wears a backwards shirt as a smock and is holding lumps of clay in her hands (negative 1 of 4).

American sculptor David Smith at the Portland Art Museum, during a jury selection of works for the museum. He stands next to his steel abstract sculpture, resting one arm on the stone base and one on his waist (negative 1 of 3).

American sculptor David Smith and two unidentified men at the Portland Art Museum, during a jury selection of works for the museum. Smith kneels downward while holding pieces of framed art, which have been arranged in rows against a wall (negative 3 of 3).

An unidentified man points at the arm of a Rodin sculpture at the Portland Art Museum, in preparation for a new exhibit. The sculpture appears to be resting on a wooden cart, as a woman, wearing a smock, intently gazes at its arm (negative 7 of 9).

An unidentified woman rests her hand on a Rodin sculpture at the Portland Art Museum, in preparation for a new exhibit. A man stands next to her, looking upward at the metal sculpture. The woman wears a work smock and holds a paint brush in one hand (negative 6 of 9).

A portrait of sculptor Marianne Gold Littman during an artist residency at Reed College. She sits in an arm chair, resting one arm on a side table (negative 1 of 1).