Timber Town Turns to Bronze: Artistic Statue Foundries Keep Joseph Economy Alive
The Columbian › March 08, 2004
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JOSEPH, Ore. -- Residents of this mountain community used to be cowboys and lumberjacks. Now they make bronze statues of cowboys and lumberjacks.
Joseph is flourishing as a center of bronze statue casting, an industry supporting three foundries, several studios, art galleries and other businesses in this town settled by migrants who traveled the Oregon Trail.See the full content of this document
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Timber Town Turns to Bronze: Artistic Statue Foundries Keep Joseph Economy Alive
Men who once felled trees now deal in delicate wax molds. Gone are the logging trucks, chain saws and timber mills. In came pastel "patina" paints, d...
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