Clifford Gleason: The Promise of Paint

Clifford Gleason (American, 1913-1978), "Blue Passage," 1973, oil on canvas, 68 x 38 in., Collection of Dorothy and Brooks Cofield. Photo: Aaron Johanson

Clifford Gleason (American, 1913-1978), “Untitled,” ca. 1972-1973, oil on canvas, 40.625 x 30.75 in., Collection of the Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Willamette University, Salem, OR, from the Lillie Lauha Collection, Maribeth Collins Art Acquisition Fund, COL98.030.

Clifford Gleason (American, 1913-1978), "Green Butterfly," 1972-1973, oil on canvas, 68 x 38 in., Collection of Dorothy and Brooks Cofield. 

Clifford Gleason (American, 1913-2011), "Strange Plant," 1961, oil on canvas 30 x 24.5 in., Collection of the Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Willamette University, Gift of Marian Milligan and William Dugan, 2006.006.002.

Clifford Gleason (American, 1913-1978), Untitled, 1957, gouache on crinkled paper, 15 x 14 in., Collection of the Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Willamette University, Salem, OR, Gift of Eloise Ebert, EBE94.001.

Clifford Gleason (American, 1913-1978), “Mural for Donald Young Law Office,” Salem, 1950, oil on Masonite, 82.75 x 28.75 in, Collection of the Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Willamette University, Salem, OR, Gift of Kenneth Sherman in honor and memory of Donald A. and Opal Young, 2000.062.007.

Clifford Gleason (American, 1913-2011), “Mural for Donald Young Law Office,” Salem, 1950, oil on Masonite, 36 x 57.25 in., Collection of the Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Willamette University, Salem, OR, Gift of Kenneth Sherman in honor and memory of Donald A. and Opal Young, 2000.062.006.

Clifford Gleason (American, 1913-2011), “Mural for Donald Young Law Office,” Salem, 1950, oil on Masonite, 35.5 x 57.25 in., Collection of the Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Willamette University, Salem, OR, Gift of Kenneth Sherman in honor and memory of Donald A. and Opal Young, 2000.062.005.

Clifford Gleason (American, 1913-1978), “Still Life with Spools,” ca. 1939, oil on board, 45.25 x 32 in., Collection of the Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Willamette University, Salem, OR, Maribeth Collins Art Acquisition Fund, COL.98.017.

Clifford Gleason (American, 1913-1978), “Belcrest Still Life,” 1947, oil on Masonite, 11.25 x 9.5 in., Collection of the Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Willamette University, Salem, OR, Gift from the Maurice Hudkins Collection in memory of C. Ronald Hudkins and Betty-mae Hartung Hudkins, 2005.019.026.

Clifford Gleason (American, 1913-1978), “Female Clown with Circus Dummy,” 1947, oil on Masonite, 10.25 x 8 in., Collection of the Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Willamette University, Salem, OR, Gift from the Maurice Hudkins Collection in memory of C. Ronald Hudkins and Betty-mae Hartung Hudkins, 2005.019.025.