Vancouver Barracks Artwork Chosen for 2008 Vancouver National Historic Reserve Christmas Ornament Celebrates 160th Anniversary of Vancouver Barracks

Vancouver Artist to Autograph Ornament at Three Holiday Events

(November 21, 2009--Vancouver, WA) A painting of Vancouver Barracks by local artist Fay Kahn has been selected to adorn the Vancouver National Historic Reserve’s 2008 Christmas ornament. The $19.95 ornaments are available at the Historic Reserve Bookstore inside the Visitor Center, 1501 E. Evergreen Boulevard and at The Museum Shop at Pearson Air Museum, 1115 E. Fifth Street. Both shops are located on the Historic Reserve and are managed by the Vancouver National Historic Reserve Trust.

The artist will autograph her Vancouver Barracks ornament at three holiday events on the Historic Reserve:

· Vancouver Barracks Holiday Tree Lighting, December 6 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., west end of the Parade Ground near the Barracks and Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver

· Christmas with Santa at Pearson Air Museum, December 13 from 10 a.m. to noon, The Museum Shop at Pearson Air Museum, 1115 E. Fifth Street, Vancouver

· Christmas at Fort Vancouver and the Historic Reserve Bookstore, December 13 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., the Historic Reserve Bookstore, 1501 E. Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver, just south of the Marshall House on Officers Row

The watercolor by Vancouver artist Fay Kahn depicts two Civil War era soldiers standing along the fence on the parade ground and looking south toward the barracks. Vancouver Barracks will celebrate its 160th anniversary in May 2009. Established in 1849, it is the oldest U.S. military post in the Pacific Northwest.

Kahn originally painted the piece during the Art on the Boulevard’s annual Plein Air Exhibit at the Historic Reserve. Her original watercolor of Vancouver Barracks is available for purchase at Art on the Boulevard, a Friends of the Arts Gallery, 210 W. Evergreen Blvd. in Vancouver.

The 2007 Historic Reserve ornament featuring Fort Vancouver and created by local artist Elida Field hung on the White House Christmas tree last year. Autographed 2007 and 2008 ornaments are available for purchase for $19.95. This is an opportunity to begin collecting this series of autographed Christmas ornaments.