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).

People looking at a painting during an artist fair in the downtown Portland South Park blocks. Several paintings have been affixed to wooden supports, set up under the trees in the park. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on July 22, 1951 (negative 5 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).

A woman stands next to a building model during an art fair in the Portland Park Blocks. The model sits on a table, with balloons and a sign reading “Wishing Well Keep me Going.” Another sign nestles at the base of a statue, is partially obscured, reading “New Home of the Oregon Society” (negative 4 of 5).

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).

Three women using hammers to shape metal discs during a demonstration at an art show in the Portland Park Blocks (negative 5 of 9).

Three people standing beside an abstract art sculpture during an art show in the Portland Park Blocks (negative 1 of 9).