Nelson, Marion J.

Marion John Nelson was an art history professor and a collector of art pottery. He received his degrees from the University of Minnesota, where he also taught. Dr. Nelson's chief interests were Scandinavian art, the arts and crafts of Scandinavian immigrants in the United States, and American art pottery. He wrote or contributed to more than a dozen books, and was curator of more than fifty art and pottery exhibits. Books which he edited or wrote include Norwegian Folk Art: The Migration of a Tradition; Art Pottery of the Midwest; and Norwegian-American Wood Carving of the Upper Midwest. Dr. Nelson was made a knight in the Royal Order of St. Olaf, an honor conferred by King Olav V of Norway. He served as director of Vesterheim Norwegian American Museum in Decorah, Iowa. Dr. Nelson's wife Lila joined him in collecting art pottery and worked with him in researching potteries in Ohio. Dr. Nelson died in September 2000.

From the description of Papers, 1960-2000. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 261232560

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