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Artwork Information

Artist:

Ruth Elise Halvorsen

Date:

Unknown

Media:

Watercolor

Size:

Location:

Cannell Library (LIB) Silent Room 217—South Wall

About the Artist:

Ruth Elise Halvorsen (1896 - 1993) was active/lived in Oregon and Washington. Ruth Halvorsen is known for Landscape.

Artwork description:

Town with a bridge, water and trees, bright colors with significant areas of white.

Acquisition Information:

Donated by Lyle and Alice Leach through Clark College Foundation

Lyle Leach grew up in Vancouver, Wash., joined the U.S. Marines and served in combat during World War II. He returned home with one eye, shrapnel in his body and a Purple Heart. He entered Clark College and soon met, and then married, Alice Marie. Her first husband died in the war, leaving her with two young daughters. She and Leach raised the children together. He worked for the commercial building company now called Kiewit.

Strong believers in the power of higher education, Lyle and Alice contributed to Clark College Foundation for more than a quarter of a century. Having donated more than 375 books to the Cannell Library over their lifetimes, the couple also established the Leach Engineering Scholarship, which provides tuition for deserving students each year. Alice was also a volunteer and served on Clark College Foundation’s Board of Directors from 1991 to 1999.

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