Exhibits

Produced for 1992 Democratic Party candidates Bill Clinton and Al Gore, Roy Lichtenstein, offset lithography. Courtesy of private collection.

Upcoming Exhibit

Sign of the Times: The Great American Political Poster, 1844–2021

Oregon Historical Society
1200 SW Park Ave
Portland, Oregon 97205

American political posters have historically hidden in plain sight, intended to capture attention, and votes, through visual language. This exhibition explores the design trends and evolving styles of this persuasive art form through some of the most exciting and rarely seen American political posters.

  • Family-friendly
  • Free for Members
  • Researchers
  • Teachers
Photograph of a sign reading “I Am An American” that was placed on the Wanto Co. store in Oakland, California, on December 8, 1941. Photo by Dorthea Lange, March 1942. Library of Congress, LC-USZ62-23602.

Upcoming Exhibit

I Am An American: Stories of Exclusion and Belonging

Oregon Historical Society
1200 SW Park Ave
Portland, Oregon 97205

Amidst a rise of xenophobia and cultural erasure, The Immigrant Story presents an exhibition that explores the different facets of Asian American experiences through portraiture and accompanying narratives created in partnership with photographer Jim Lommasson and artist Roberta Wong.

  • Family-friendly
  • Free for Members
  • Researchers
  • Teachers
Full set of Jackson 5 outfits. Photo by Rebecca Sapp, GRAMMY Museum.

Upcoming Exhibit

Motown: The Sound of Young America

Oregon Historical Society
1200 SW Park Ave
Portland, Oregon 97205

Curated by the GRAMMY Museum®, this exhibition traces the evolution of the Motown label, focusing on its major artists and musical achievements, and explores how the sound of Motown continues to influence some of pop music’s most important artists today.

  • Family-friendly
  • Free for Members
  • Researchers
  • Teachers