James B. Norman

James B. Norman
Born	1952 (age 72–73)
Nationality	American
Known for	Photography

Yaquina Bay Bridge in Newport, Oregon, photographed for HAER by James B Norman

James Burton Norman Jr. (born 1952) is an American photographer, author, and cultural historian.

Career

As an architectural photographer, he has documented more than 200 of Oregon's historic architectural and engineering resources for the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER)^[1] and the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS),^[2] and was the Project Photographer for the 1999 HAER Willamette River Bridges Recordation Project^[3] sponsored by the National Park Service, and for the National Historic Landmark nomination for the Oregon Coast Bridges of Conde B. McCullough.

Norman has authored, photographed, and produced several books on Oregon's architectural and engineering heritage (see List of Works below).

Norman's documentary photography has been widely published, and is included in the permanent collections of the Library of Congress, the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER), the National Register of Historic Places, the President’s Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the National Park Service, the Smithsonian Institution and the Oregon Historical Society.

His fine art photography is included in the permanent collections of the Portland Art Museum^[4] and the Seattle Art Museum.^[5]

Personal life

Originally from Shreveport, Louisiana, Mr. Norman obtained his Bachelors of Science from Louisiana State University, and currently resides in Salem, Oregon.^[6]

List of works

• Historic Highway Bridges of Oregon (Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) 1985, Oregon Historical Society (OHS) 1989 (2nd ed). A survey of historic bridges in the state of Oregon,^[7][8] co-authored with Dwight A. Smith, and Pieter T. Dykman.
• Portland's Architectural Heritage (OHS 1991). A survey of the National Register listed properties in and around Portland, Oregon.^[6][9]
• Oregon Covered Bridges: A Study for the 1989–90 Oregon Legislature (ODOT 1988). This legislative study was responsible for the creation of the first comprehensive covered bridge preservation program in the nation.^[10]
• Oregon Main Street: A Rephotographic Survey (OHS 1994).^{[11][12][13][14]}
• The Portland Bridge Book,^[15] (Urban Adventures Press, 3rd ed, 2006) by Sharon Wood Wortman. The Portland Bridge Book, 3rd ed., received a Silver Award for Regional Best Non-fiction in 2007 from the Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY)^[16]
• Oregon Coast Bridges^[17] (North Left Coast Press, 2011) by Ray A. Allen.

References

1. Norman, James B. "HAER Collection". Coos Bay (McCullough) Bridge. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
2. Norman, James B. "HABS Collection". Joseph, Oregon, Main Street. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
3. Oregon Department of Transportation. "HAER Project Team". HAER Willamette River Bridges Project Team. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
4. Cowan, Ron. "Biennial Shows off Oregon's Artists". Biennial Shows off Oregon's Artists, the Statesman Journal, October 1, 1991.
5. Seattle Art Museum. "SAM Collections". Self-Portrait. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
6. Staehli, Alfred. "Oregon's Architectural Heritage Book Review, Oregon Historical Quarterly". Oregon's Architectural Heritage Book Review, Oregon Historical Quarterly, Summer 1987.
7. Cowan, Ron. "New Book Chronicles Oregon's Bridges". Historic Highway Bridges of Oregon Book Review, the Statesman Journal, September 11, 1986.
8. Preservation News, NTHP. "Cross Section". Historic Highway Bridges of Oregon Book Review, Preservation News, National Trust for Historic Preservation, November, 1986.
9. Pintarich, Paul. "Photos Outline Architectural Heritage". Oregon's Architectural Heritage Book Review, the Oregonian, February 4, 1987.
10. Long, James Andrew. "Oregon Firsts: Firsts for Oregon Past and Present". Retrieved March 9, 2013.
11. Ochsner, Jeffrey. "Oregon Main Street Book Review by Pacific Northwest Quarterly". Oregon Main Street Book Review, Pacific Northwest Quarterly, Winter 1996/97.
12. Hays, Dan. "Take a Stroll Through History". Take a Stroll Through History: Statesman Journal Book Review of Oregon Main Street by James B. Norman, December 15, 1994.
13. Heltzel, Ellen Emry. "The Sunday Oregonian Book Review: Oregon Main Street: A Rephotographic Survey". The Sunday Oregonian Book Review: Oregon Main Street: A Rephotographic Survey, April 30, 1995.
14. Snell, John. "Exhibit Looks at State Then, Now". Exhibit Looks at State Then, Now – the Oregonian, August 13, 1999.
15. Wortman, Sharon W. "Portland Bridge Book, 3rd ed". Retrieved February 7, 2013.
16. Independent Publishers. "Independent Publishers Book Awards". Independent Publishers Book Awards, 2007. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
17. Allen, Ray A. "Oregon Coast Bridges". Retrieved February 7, 2013.

External links

• The Jewels of 101: Oregon's Coastal Bridges at the Wayback Machine (archived June 30, 2017)
• Architecture, Architectural History & Historic Preservation in Portland & Oregon – A Selected Bibliography at the Wayback Machine (archived September 29, 2011)
• James B. Norman at Open Library