University Gallery records, 1935-1993.

University of Minnesota. University Gallery

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The University Gallery, originally known as the Little Gallery, was established at the University of Minnesota on April 5, 1934. The gallery's function was to increase art appreciation by students, faculty, staff, and the general public. In January 1990, Los Angeles businessman and art collector, Frederick R. Weisman gave $3.5 million to the University for the construction of a new art museum overlooking the Mississippi River. The Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum opened in November 1993. ...

United States. Works Projects Administration (Minnesota)

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University of Minnesota. Dept. of Art.

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The department of fine arts was established at the University of Minnesota in 1928, with a focus on training professional artists. Courses in studio arts offered within the Institute of Technology and a separate department of art education were combined with the department of fine arts to establish the art department in 1947. Courses on the history and theory of art, as well as practical applications, were offered by the department. The art department's first chair was H. Harvard Arnason. In 196...

Federal Art Project

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The FAP projects included a broad range of events and activities which generated the various publications and materials found in the central files of the general subject series. ART FOR THE MILLIONS was a publication project about the accomplishments of the FAP consisting of a series of articles by Project workers. In addition to creating work for artists, the FAP sought to increase art appreciation as well as art sales among the general public. In doing so it devised a plan which created Nation...

Lawrence, Ruth, 1890-1977

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