Survey of Serial Fine Art Exhibitions and Artists in Minnesota, 1900-1970
Author: Minnesota Historical Society
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Published: 1997
Total Pages: 833
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Author: Minnesota Historical Society
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Published: 1997
Total Pages: 833
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Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9780873516358
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA definitive survey of Minnesota's vibrant printmaking scene in the first half of the twentieth century that features almost two hundred artists.
Author: Leo J. Harris
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Published: 2013-03-05
Total Pages: 126
ISBN-13: 8376560050
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBefore the Museums Came: A Social History of the Fine Arts in the Twin Cities gives an engaging portrayal of the fine arts scene of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota in the United States, spanning from the appearance of the earliest artists in 1835 to the opening of the first permanent museum, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts in 1915. Readers will learn about the institutions and organizations that were created in support of the fine arts, the early art exhibitions and events, and the collectors, dealers and artists whose efforts made all of that come to fruition. The text – enriched and supplemented by reproductions of artworks, photographs of various personages, exhibition venues, studios, art galleries, catalogues, and ephemera – presents a clear understanding of the period and breaks new ground for future scholars to research. Leo John Harris had pursued three different careers before retiring to follow yet another vocation, this time as a writer. He served in the U.S. Department of State and Foreign Service; he was an international lawyer; and he founded a niche publishing house devoted to books on the arts, history, and popularculture. In his retirement he has written articles and books on philately, the arts and regional history, and this passion has now resulted in a well-researched and richly illustrated publication.
Author: Cheri Register
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
Published: 2016-05-01
Total Pages: 285
ISBN-13: 0873519965
DOWNLOAD EBOOKUnder the corn and soybean fields of southern Minnesota lies the memory of vast, age-old wetlands, drained away over the last 130 years in the name of agricultural progress. But not everyone saw wetlands as wasteland. Before 1900, Freeborn County’s Big Marsh provided a wealth of resources for the neighboring communities. Families hunted its immense flocks of migrating waterfowl, fished its waters, trapped muskrats and mink, and harvested wood and medicinal plants. As farmland prices rose, however, the value of the land under the water became more attractive to people with capital. While residents fought bitterly, powerful outside investors overrode local opposition and found a way to drain 18,000 acres of wetland at public expense. Author Cheri Register stumbled upon her great-grandfather’s scathing critique of the draining and was intrigued. Following the clues he left, she uncovers the stories of life on the Big Marsh and of the “connivers” who plotted its end: the Minneapolis land developer, his local fixer, an Illinois banker, and the lovelorn local lawyer who did their footwork. The Big Marsh, an environmental history told from a personal point of view, shows the enduring value of wild places and the importance of the fight to preserve them, both then and now.
Author: Leo J. Harris
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Published: 2013
Total Pages: 125
ISBN-13: 9788376560038
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Before the Museums Came: A Social History of the Fine Arts in the Twin Cities gives an engaging portrayal of the fine arts scene of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota in the United States, spanning from the appearance of the earliest artists in 1835 to the opening of the first permanent museum, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts in 1915. Readers will learn about the institutions and organizations that were created in support of the fine arts, the early art exhibitions and events, and the collectors, dealers and artists whose efforts made all of that come to fruition. The text -- enriched and supplemented by reproductions of artworks, photographs of various personages, exhibition venues, studios, art galleries, catalogues, and ephemera -- presents a clear understanding of the period and breaks new ground for future scholars to research"--Page 4 of cover.
Author: Avery Library
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Published: 1972
Total Pages: 762
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Hollister Sturges
Publisher: Mitchell Beazley
Published: 1982
Total Pages: 156
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Judith Keller
Publisher: Getty Publications
Published: 1995-11-02
Total Pages: 436
ISBN-13: 0892363177
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWalker Evans is widely recognized as one of the greatest American photographers of the twentieth century, and the J. Paul Getty Museum owns one of the most comprehensive collections of his work, including more of his vintage prints than any other museum in the world. This lavishly illustrated volume brings together for the first time all of the Museum’s Walker Evans holdings. Included here are familiar images—such as Evans’s photographs of tenant farmers and their families, made in the 1930s and later published in Let Us Now Praise Famous Men—and images that are much less familiar—such as the photographs Evans made in the 1940s of the winter quarters of the Ringling Brothers circus, or his very late Polaroids, made in the 1970s. In addition, many previously unpublished Evans photographs, and variant croppings of classic images, appear here for the first time. Author Judith Keller has written a lively, informative text that places these photographs in the larger context of Evans’s life and career and the culture—especially the popular culture—of the time. In so doing, she has produced an indispensible volume for anyone interested in the history of photography or American culture in the twentieth century. Also included is the most comprehensive bibliography on Walker Evans published to date.
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Published: 1996-05
Total Pages: 1438
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Harvard University. Fine Arts Library
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Published: 1976
Total Pages: 762
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