Minnesota artist Dewey Albinson painting outdoors in winter. The St. Croix River is in the background. This specific artwork has not yet been identified.
Course summary of the first 3 Weaver's Guild Institutes held in in Minneapolis 1940-1944 at Walker Art Center and Dayton's Departments Store. Includes names of attendees, weaves offered, and fees paid.
March 1944 Weaving Institute held at University of Minnesota. Foreground: Mrs. Lentz. Background (seated): Mrs. Montgomery. Background (standing): Mrs. Ina Bell Zell.
Twin Cities Weavers Guild annual exhibit at a Saint Paul bank on May 8-June 9, 1945. Display cases are visible and one of the cases holds a spinning wheel.
Twin Cities Weavers Guild annual exhibit at a Saint Paul bank on May 8-June 9, 1945. Display case hold a loom on the left and a spinning wheel on the right.
Poster for Twin City Weavers Guild Annual exhibit on April 14-22, 1951 at the Annual Northwest Builders Show. The show was held at the Minneapolis Auditorium.
Color photograph of guild items for sale. Items include garments such as scarves, skirts, aprons, dress, and a coat. There is a small loom visible in the background.
Demonstration booth at the 1956 Minnesota State Fair (probably in the Creative Activities Building). The booth is staffed by Mrs. Cory and an unidentified Guild member. They are booth weaving on floor looms. Weaving samples are on display in the booth.
Demonstration booth at the 1956 Minnesota State Fair (probably in the Creative Activities Building). A guild member is weaving on a floor loom. Weaving samples and a spinning wheel are on display.
Plans and assignments for Weavers Guild Craft Sale to be held on April 3, 4, 5, 1956. Planning areas include Publicity, Finance, Merchandising, Sales Staff, and Clean Up.
Letter to guild members, dated September 4, 1956. The letter announced the craft sale and exhibit to be held at the Minneapolis YWCA on October 30 and 31, November 1, 1956.
Color photograph of demonstration booth at the 1958 Minnesota State Fair. Mrs. Monroe and Mrs. Steele are both in colonial costumes. Weaving samples are on display and one of the women is sitting at a floor loom.
Color photograph of demonstration booth at the 1958 Minnesota State Fair. Mrs. Monroe and Mrs. Steele are both in colonial costumes. Weaving samples are on display and one of the women is sitting at a floor loom. A spinning wheel is in the foreground.
Color photograph of a display case at the 1958 Minnesota State Fair (probably in the Creative Activities Building). In the case is the award-winning handwoven dress made by Mrs. Cory. A purple and a blue ribbon are pinned to the dress.
Announcement for Minnesota Weavers Guild seminar with instructor Harriet Tidball. The seminar/workshop was scheduled for February 29, March 1, and March 2, 1960 and was held at the Walker Art Center.
This brief biography of an historic building in Northfield traces its many different uses - Formerly the Y.M.C.A. Building, the Community Building, the City Hall - culminating in the transformation into the home of the Arts Guild. Written by Kirk Jeffrey, a Carleton history professor, it is an authoritative and well-written account of a beloved building.
Ricardo Levins-Morales, artist/activist and manager of the Northland Poster Collective which produces artwork on a variety of social issues, is interviewed by Sanford Berman.
Doug Wood, author of the book Old Turtle and composer and performer of "EarthSongs," a collection of environmental music, is interviewed by Julaine Heit.
Jackie Urbanovic, cartoonist, social activist and artist, talks about her various art and illustration projects with Sanford Berman, Hennepin County Library.
The authors gave an early account in the beginning of arts group in Northfield community. Starting in 1959, many local residents contributed their effort to organize events, including art fair, membership drive, classes in art studio, dance, drama, pottery class, etc. People who have involved in early years were Stuart Hunter, Mary Lou Street, Erling Larson, Ted Scott, Betty Woodruff, Gene Fox, Ed. Basquin, and Marilyn Carver.
Thomas O'Sullivan, Curator of Art at the Minnesota Historical Scoiety and author of North Star Statehouse: An Armchair Guide to the Minnesota State Capitol; interviewed by Steve Benson.
The nationally-acclaimed Native American painting and wood artist joined with writer/editor Margot Fortunato Galt to produce a recent book about his art and his life, "Turning the Feather Around," published by Minnesota Historical Society Press; interviewed by writer Joanne Hart.
Robert (Bob) Briscoe (1947- ) grew up in Kansas City, Kansas and studied pottery with James Vandergriff in Zarah, Kansas, then with Lou Wynne in Colorado Springs, before moving to Minnesota where he established his pottery studio and co-founded the St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour. In this interview, Briscoe discusses his childhood; ceramics education; his introduction to the pottery community in Minnesota; and his thoughts on the past, present and future of the St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour. This interview was conducted by local oral historian and PhD Candidate from the University of Minnesota Anduin Wilhide. ""A Measure of the Earth: An Oral History of the Potters of the St. Croix River Valley"" explores the anomalous community of potters in Eastern Minnesota who host an annual cooperative tour for participating ceramic artists from around the world. This annual three-day event attracts art enthusiasts from across the country. Together the project's ten oral history interviews, representing diverse perspectives from within the local pottery community, tell the story of how, from the 1950s to today, Minnesota�s St. Croix River Valley has developed into a major center for pottery, and a destination for thousands nationally.
Robert Briscoe is a founding potter and host of the annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour. His studio is in Harris, Minnesota. The 22nd annual tour was held May 9, 10, and 11, 2014.
Ellen Shankin from Floyd, North Carolina was a guest at the studio of Minnesota potter Will Swanson during the 22nd Annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour, held May 9, 10, and 11, 2014. Shankin was one of 44 potters selling work at seven host studios throughout the St. Croix River Valley.
Mark Shapiro from Worthington, Massachusetts was a guest at the studio of Minnesota potter Will Swanson during the 22nd Annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour, held May 9, 10, and 11, 2014. Shapiro was one of 44 potters selling work at seven host studios throughout the St. Croix River Valley.
Sam Taylor from Worthington, Massachusetts was a guest at the studio of Minnesota potter Will Swanson during the 22nd Annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour, held May 9, 10, and 11, 2014. Taylor was one of 44 potters selling work at seven host studios throughout the St. Croix River Valley.
Will Swanson is a founding potter and host of the Annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour. Swanson was photographed and interviewed as part of the 22nd Annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour held May 9, 10, and 11, 2014. Swanson's distinctive studio and home are near Harris, Minnesota.
Will Swanson and Janel Jacobson are founding potters and hosts of the Annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour. Both Swanson and Jacobson were photographed and interviewed as part of the 22nd Annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour held May 9, 10, and 11, 2014. Swanson and Jacobson's distinctive studio and home are near Harris, Minnesota.
Mark Shapiro from Worthington, Massachusetts was a guest at the studio of Minnesota potter Will Swanson during the 22nd Annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour, held May 9, 10, and 11, 2014. Shapiro was one of 44 potters selling work at seven host studios throughout the St. Croix River Valley.
Sam Taylor from Worthington, Massachusetts was a guest at the studio of Minnesota potter Will Swanson during the 22nd Annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour, held May 9, 10, and 11, 2014. Taylor was one of 44 potters selling work at seven host studios throughout the St. Croix River Valley.
Image of pottery on hold for guests at Robert Briscoe's home in Harris, Minnesota. Briscoe is a founding potter and host of the annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour. The 22nd annual tour was held May 9, 10, and 11, 2014.
Minnesota potter Robert Briscoe is a founding potter and host of the annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour. The 22nd annual tour was held May 9, 10, and 11, 2014.
Minnesota potter Robert Briscoe is a founding potter and host of the annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour. The 22nd annual tour was held May 9, 10, and 11, 2014.
Will Swanson and Janel Jacobson are founding potters and hosts of the Annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour. Both Swanson and Jacobson were photographed and interviewed as part of the 22nd Annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour held May 9, 10, and 11, 2014. Swanson and Jacobson's distinctive studio and home are near Harris, Minnesota.
Jeff Oestreich is a founding potter and host of the Annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour. He was photographed and interviewed as part of the 22nd Annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour held May 9, 10, and 11, 2014. Oestreich's distinctive home and studio are near Taylors Falls, Minnesota.
Linda Christianson is a founding potter and host of the Annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour. She was photographed and interviewed as part of the 22nd Annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour held May 9, 10, and 11, 2014. Christianson's distinctive studio and log home are nestled in a clearing in the woods near Lindstrom, Minnesota.
Connee Mayeron-Cowles is a founding potter and host of the Annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour. She was photographed and interviewed as part of the 22nd Annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour held May 9, 10, and 11, 2014. Mayeron Cowles' distinctive studio and home are near Shafer, Minnesota.
Jeff Oestreich is a founding potter and host of the Annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour. He was photographed and interviewed as part of the 22nd Annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour held May 9, 10, and 11, 2014. Oestreich's distinctive home and studio are near Taylors Falls, Minnesota.
Will Swanson and Janel Jacobson are founding potters and hosts of the Annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour. Both Swanson and Jacobson were photographed and interviewed as part of the 22nd Annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour held May 9, 10, and 11, 2014. Swanson and Jacobson's distinctive studio and home are near Harris, Minnesota.
Andy Balmer from Portland, Oregon, was a guest potter at the studio of Minnesota potter Jeff Oestreich during the 22nd Annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour, held May 9, 10, and 11, 2014. Balmer was one of 44 potters selling work at seven host studios throughout the St. Croix River Valley.
Ani Kasten of Mount Rainier, Maryland, was a guest potter at the studio of Minnesota potter Connee Mayeron-Cowles during the 22nd Annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour, held May 9, 10, and 11, 2014. Kasten was one of 44 potters selling work at seven host studios throughout the St. Croix River Valley.
Bill Gossman from New London, Minnesota, was a guest potter at the studio of Minnesota potter Richard Vincent during the 22nd Annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour, held May 9, 10, and 11, 2014. Gossman was one of 44 potters selling work at seven host studios throughout the St. Croix River Valley.
Connee Mayeron-Cowles is a founding potter and host of the Annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour. She was photographed and interviewed as part of the 22nd Annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour held May 9, 10, and 11, 2014. Mayeron Cowles' distinctive studio and home are near Shafer, Minnesota.
Craig Edwards of New London, Minnesota, was a guest potter at the studio of Minnesota potter Robert Briscoe during the 22nd Annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour, held May 9, 10, and 11, 2014. Edwards was one of 44 potters selling work at seven host studios throughout the St. Croix River Valley.
Curtis Hoard of Green Valley, Arizona, was a guest potter at the studio of Minnesota potter Connee Mayeron-Cowles during the 22nd Annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour, held May 9, 10, and 11, 2014. Hoard was one of 44 potters selling work at seven host studios throughout the St. Croix River Valley.
Dan Finnegan of Fredericksburg, Virginia, was a guest potter at the studio of Minnesota potter Robert Briscoe during the 22nd Annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour, held May 9, 10, and 11, 2014. Finnegan was one of 44 potters selling work at seven host studios throughout the St. Croix River Valley.
George Lowe from Decorah, Iowa, was a guest potter at the studio of Minnesota potter Richard Vincent during the 22nd Annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour, held May 9, 10, and 11, 2014. Lowe was one of 44 potters selling work at seven host studios throughout the St. Croix River Valley.
George Lowe from Decorah, Iowa, was a guest potter at the studio of Minnesota potter Richard Vincent during the 22nd Annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour, held May 9, 10, and 11, 2014. Lowe was one of 44 potters selling work at seven host studios throughout the St. Croix River Valley.
Will Swanson and Janel Jacobson are founding potters and hosts of the Annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour. Both Swanson and Jacobson were photographed and interviewed as part of the 22nd Annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour held May 9, 10, and 11, 2014. Swanson and Jacobson's distinctive studio and home are near Harris, Minnesota.
Jan McKeachie Johnston of River Falls, Wisconsin, was a guest potter at the studio of Minnesota potter Linda Christianson during the 22nd Annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour, held May 9, 10, and 11, 2014. McKeachie Johnston was one of 44 potters selling work at seven host studios throughout the St. Croix River Valley.
Jason Trebs of St. Paul, Minnesota, was a guest potter at the studio of Minnesota potter Robert Briscoe during the 22nd Annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour, held May 9, 10, and 11, 2014. Trebs was one of 44 potters selling work at seven host studios throughout the St. Croix River Valley.
Jeff Oestreich is a founding potter and host of the Annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour. He was photographed and interviewed as part of the 22nd Annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour held May 9, 10, and 11, 2014. Oestreich's distinctive home and studio are near Taylors Falls, Minnesota.
Jenny Mendes of Chesterland, Ohio, was a guest potter at the studio of Minnesota potter Connee Mayeron-Cowles during the 22nd Annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour, held May 9, 10, and 11, 2014. Mendes was one of 44 potters selling work at seven host studios throughout the St. Croix River Valley.
Jo Severson of Bakersville, North Carolina, was a guest potter at the studio of Minnesota potter Robert Briscoe during the 22nd Annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour, held May 9, 10, and 11, 2014. Severson was one of 44 potters selling work at seven host studios throughout the St. Croix River Valley.
Karin Kraemer from Superior, Wisconsin, was a guest potter at the studio of Minnesota potters Will Swanson and Janel Jacobson during the 22nd Annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour, held May 9, 10, and 11, 2014. Kraemer was one of 44 potters selling work at seven host studios throughout the St. Croix River Valley.
Kent McLaughlin of Bakersville, North Carolina, was a guest potter at the studio of Minnesota potter Robert Briscoe during the 22nd Annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour, held May 9, 10, and 11, 2014. McLaughlin was one of 44 potters selling work at seven host studios throughout the St. Croix River Valley.
Linda Christianson is a founding potter and host of the Annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour. She was photographed and interviewed as part of the 22nd Annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour held May 9, 10, and 11, 2014. Christianson's distinctive studio and log home are nestled in a clearing in the woods near Lindstrom, Minnesota.
Lisa Buck of Afton, Minnesota, was a guest potter at the studio of Minnesota potter Linda Christianson during the 22nd Annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour, held May 9, 10, and 11, 2014. Buck was one of 44 potters selling work at seven host studios throughout the St. Croix River Valley.
Liz Quackenbush of State College, Pennsylvania, was a guest potter at the studio of Minnesota potter Connee Mayeron-Cowles during the 22nd Annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour, held May 9, 10, and 11, 2014. Quackenbush was one of 44 potters selling work at seven host studios throughout the St. Croix River Valley.
Mark Pharis of Roberts, Wisconsin, was a guest potter at the studio of Minnesota potter Connee Mayeron-Cowles during the 22nd Annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour, held May 9, 10, and 11, 2014. Pharis was one of 44 potters selling work at seven host studios throughout the St. Croix River Valley.
Mark Pharis of Roberts, Wisconsin, was a guest potter at the studio of Minnesota potter Connee Mayeron-Cowles during the 22nd Annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour, held May 9, 10, and 11, 2014. Pharis was one of 44 potters selling work at seven host studios throughout the St. Croix River Valley.
Mary Barringer of Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, was a guest potter at the studio of Minnesota potter Robert Briscoe during the 22nd Annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour, held May 9, 10, and 11, 2014. Barringer was one of 44 potters selling work at seven host studios throughout the St. Croix River Valley.
Mary Roettger from St. Paul, Minnesota, was a guest potter at the studio of Minnesota potter Jeff Oestreich during the 22nd Annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour, held May 9, 10, and 11, 2014. Roettger was one of 44 potters selling work at seven host studios throughout the St. Croix River Valley.
Matthew Metz of Alfred Station, New York, was a guest potter at the studio of Minnesota potter Robert Briscoe during the 22nd Annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour, held May 9, 10, and 11, 2014. Metz was one of 44 potters selling work at seven host studios throughout the St. Croix River Valley.
Michael Hunt of Bakersville, North Carolina, was a guest potter at the studio of Minnesota potter Linda Christianson during the 22nd Annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour, held May 9, 10, and 11, 2014. Hunt was one of 44 potters selling work at seven host studios throughout the St. Croix River Valley.
