Charles W. Post Studio

Clarence E. Mershon, East of the Sandy: The Columbia River Highway

When the highway was under construction, artist Charles Wesley Post, painter, sculptor and etcher, established a small studio at this location... his photos add much to the historic record of those years.

Post established a studio on an acre of land at Chanticleer Point in 1912. ...Post sold his art works at his studio. His paintings hang in many homes in the community.

...Post planned to publish a complete series of etching of the Columbia River Gorge, similar to his earlier work published in St. Paul, Minnesota. He installed an etching press in 1921 with the hope that this long-held objective would be fulfilled. Unfortunately, in the spring of 1922, after a short illness, Charles W. Post passed away, age 64.

"It was just west of Chanticleer. It's in a field where there is some kind of big tower. His home was right at the base of that tower. (North side of the hwy)"

"Later, the Richfield Oil Company placed a large advertising sign on the site, which soon blew away when the area's well known east wind came up. The Company replaced the sign, but made certain the second effort could withstand hurricane force winds. The concrete piers for this sign remain on the site, but the sign they supported is long gone."

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