Good morning, class, and welcome to Art History 233: Historical Portrayals of the Portland Thorns. Based on your wide-awake faces, I trust last night’s festivities haven’t taken too great a toll! ;) In today’s lecture, we begin a semester-long overview of the ways artists have visualized and engaged with the Portland Thorns over the course of history. It’s quite remarkable, really, how many artists have found the Thorns a worthy subject—although perhaps not when one considers their excellent competitive record and superb support! Now, if you’d be so kind as to dim the lights, we can begin...
Pictures at an Exhibition: A Portland Thorns art history lecture
