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) and the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), and was the Project Photographer for the 1999 HAER Willamette River Bridges Recordation Project sponsored by the National Park Service, and for the National Historic Landmark nomination for the Oregon Coast Bridges of

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. He has authored, photographed, and produced several books on Oregon's architectural and engineering heritage (see List of Works below). Mr. 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 Park Service, the Smithsonian Institution and the

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. His fine art photography is included in the permanent collections of the Portland Art Museum and the Seattle Art Museum.

Personal life

Originally from

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, Mr. Norman obtained his Bachelors of Science from Louisiana State University, and currently resides in

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List of works

* ''Historic Highway Bridges of Oregon'' (Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) 1985,

(OHS) 1989 (2nd ed). A survey of historic bridges in the state of Oregon, 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. * ''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. * ''Oregon Main Street: A Rephotographic Survey'' (OHS 1994). * ''The Portland Bridge Book'', (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) * ''Oregon Coast Bridges'' (North Left Coast Press, 2011) by Ray A. Allen.

References

External links

* * Oregon History Project, Oregon Historical Society: http://www.ohs.org/education/oregonhistory/learning_center/dspResource.cfm?resource_ID=FD5206D3-9CB2-A472-52CC618AAFA54FA5 * Oregon Blue Book: https://sos.oregon.gov/blue-book/Pages/cultural/history-books.aspx * Architecture, Architectural History & Historic Preservation in Portland & Oregon – A Selected Bibliography: http://www.portlandonline.com/bps/index.cfm?a=146270&c=44013 * Open Library: https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL588478A/James_B._Norman * Historic American Engineering Record (HAER), Library of Congress: http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query {{DEFAULTSORT:Norman, James B. 1952 births Living people Photographers from Oregon Place of birth missing (living people) Architectural photographers Writers from Oregon