Jim Gion, the Portland-based sculptor whose work ... Two large columns occupy the entrance to the Japanese American Historical Plaza in Waterfront Park. He was commissioned to create busts ...

Portland sculptor Jim Gion, who was known for life-like bronzes of animals and public works of art, died unexpectedly on July 4. He was 71. James Gregory Gion was born on Oct. 19, 1946, in Klamath ...