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St. Paul, Minnesota
This set cotains artwork depicting the city of St. Paul. It includes historic and modern photographs as well as other artwork influenced by the city.
Which images do you recognize as places that are a part of your life in St. Paul?
How are they similar or different from your own experiences?
Why are these places important to St. Paul?
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St. Paul Winter Carnival 1887
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Waiting for the Royal Family at Entrance to the Palace, St. Paul Ice Carnival
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The Palace, St. Paul Ice Carnival
<div class="unzoomed_thumbnail" style="width:140px; height:85.5859375px;"><img class="inline_img fake_1.6357827476" id="zoomer_69530_7534iip_loading" src="http://www.artsconnected.org/media/9c/2b/2ee7364940f5eddfb5741d25e059/140/120/69530.jpg" class="iip_loading" title="" alt="The Palace, St. Paul Ice Carnival, Henry Hamilton Bennett" height_offset="0" /></div>
"Persian Arabesque" window
This window is one of three designed by the painter and stained glass designer and manufacturer John LaFarge for the second home of the railroad baron James J. Hill at Ninth and Canada streets in St. Paul between 1879-82. These windows were installed in the dining room of the house until it was razed in 1892. About ten years later, two of the windows were installed in the dining room of James J. Hill's son Louis's house at 260 Summit Avenue in St. Paul where they remain in situ. The third window was donated to the Institute in 1988.
La Farge was a great innovator in the making of modern stained glass, introducing the use of opalescent glass. This milky and translucent glass contained opaque particles which scattered light creating areas of varying transparency and when combined with the jewel-like colors of red, blue and green glass created a dazzling effect.
Artist: John La Farge
Date: 1882
Medium: Architecture, Architecture-Glass
Size: 50 1/4 x 34 x 2 1/8 in. (127.64 x 86.36 x 5.4 cm)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 88.57
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Tornado over St. Paul
Although dated 1893, this painting depicts the famous tornado that passed over St. Paul on July 13, 1890. The painting was probably based on an actual photograph of the event.
Artist: Julius Holm
Date: 1893
Medium: Paintings, Painting
Size: 30 3/8 x 49 5/8 in. (77.15 x 126.05 cm) (sight)41 1/2 x 60 1/2 x 2 in. (105.41 x 153.67 x 5.08 cm) (outer frame)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 77.28
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Minnesota State Fair, St. Paul
Artist: Stuart D. Klipper
Date: 1974
Medium: Photographs, Photograph
Size: 3 1/2 x 4 15/16 in. (8.89 x 12.54 cm) (image)9 15/16 x 7 15/16 in. (25.24 x 20.16 cm) (mount)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 75.23.12
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Vendor, Minnesota State Fair, St. Paul
Artist: Thomas F. Arndt
Date: 1974
Medium: Photographs, Photograph
Size: 13 1/2 x 18 3/8 in. (34.29 x 46.67 cm) (image)16 x 19 7/8 in. (40.64 x 50.48 cm) (sheet)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 80.10.7
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Minnesota State Fair, St. Paul, Minnesota
Artist: Thomas F. Arndt
Date: 1976
Medium: Photographs, Photograph
Size: 9 7/16 x 9 1/2 in. (23.97 x 24.13 cm) (image)13 7/8 x 11 in. (35.24 x 27.94 cm) (sheet)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 87.35.4
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Picnic, Como Park, St. Paul, Minnesota
Artist: Thomas F. Arndt
Date: 1976
Medium: Photographs, Photograph
Size: 9 7/16 x 9 1/2 in. (23.97 x 24.13 cm) (image)13 7/8 x 11 in. (35.24 x 27.94 cm) (sheet)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 87.35.5
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I-94 and Cathedral of St. Paul, St. Paul
Artist: Stuart D. Klipper
Date: 1984
Medium: Photographs, Photograph
Size: 11 15/16 x 38 1/8 in. (30.32 x 96.84 cm) (image)15 15/16 x 44 1/4 in. (40.48 x 112.4 cm) (sheet)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 85.4.11
<div class="unzoomed_thumbnail" style="width:140px; height:43.61328125px;"><img class="inline_img fake_3.21003134796" id="zoomer_72322_9659iip_loading" src="http://www.artsconnected.org/media/e5/8f/1acc06e28359f3edaf71833de589/140/120/72322.jpg" class="iip_loading" title="" alt="I-94 and Cathedral of St. Paul, St. Paul, Stuart D. Klipper" height_offset="0" /></div>
Grain Terminal, Mississippi River, St. Paul
Artist: Stuart D. Klipper
Date: 1984
Medium: Photographs, Photograph
Size: 11 15/16 x 38 1/16 in. (30.32 x 96.68 cm) (image)15 15/16 x 44 1/4 in. (40.48 x 112.4 cm) (sheet)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 85.4.7
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Minnesota State Capitol, St. Paul
Artist: Stuart D. Klipper
Date: 1984
Medium: Photographs, Photograph
Size: 11 15/16 x 38 1/8 in. (30.32 x 96.84 cm) (image)15 15/16 x 44 1/4 in. (40.48 x 112.4 cm) (sheet)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 85.5.1
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Payne Avenue Parade, St. Paul
Artist: Thomas F. Arndt
Date: 1988
Medium: Photographs, Photograph
Size: 8 1/4 x 12 3/8 in. (20.96 x 31.43 cm) (image)10 7/8 x 13 15/16 in. (27.62 x 35.4 cm) (sheet)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 93.70.1
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Incident, Frogtown
What is the "Incident"?
Have you ever experienced an incident like this one?
Artist: Wing Young Huie
Date: 1994
Medium: Photographs, Photograph
Size: 8 11/16 x 13 in. (22.07 x 33.02 cm) (image)10 15/16 x 14 1/16 in. (27.78 x 35.72 cm) (sheet)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 99.96.25
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Wing Young Huie
Wing Young Huie is a Minnesota-born photographer who has received national and international recognition for his work. In 1998/1999, Huie was featured in two major Walker Art Center exhibitions,
Unfinished History and
Dialogues: Paul Beatty/Wing Young Huie, both of which included photographs from
Lake Street USA.
Huie has been photographing diverse communities in his homestate for ten years. In 1995, he displayed 173 photographs in an outdoor lot in the Frogtown neighborhood of St. Paul. In 1996 the Minnesota Historical Society Press published that exhibition in a critically acclaimed book titled, Frogtown: Photographs and Conversations from a Neighborhood. It is used in many school classrooms and is required reading for a Hamline University course.
According to former mayor George Latimer, "St. Paul's Frogtown is unique and historic but is mirrored in neighborhoods all over America. By listening closely to the citizens of Frogtown and searching through the unblinking lens of his camera, Wing Young Huie gives us all hope."
The new Juvenile Detention Center in downtown St. Paul will display many of Huie's photographs permanently. "One problem we see time and again with our kids is a disconnect between themselves and their families and communities. These photos are powerful reminders of how important family and community are. They will provide stepping off points for conversations and discussions with the youth held there." (Minneapolis Star Tribune, 3/10/00.)
<div class="gallery_item_text" style="width:135px; height:115px;" >Wing Young Huie is a Minnesota-born photographer who has received national and international recognition for his work. In 1998/1999, Huie was featured in two major Walker Art Center exhibitions, Unfinished History and Dialogues: Paul Beatty/Wing Young Huie, both of which included photographs from Lake Street USA.
Huie has been photographing diverse communities in his homestate for ten years. In 1995, he displayed 173 photographs in an outdoor lot in the Frogtown neighborhood of St. Paul. In 1996 the Minnesota Historical Society Press published that exhibition in a critically acclaimed book titled, Frogtown: Photographs and Conversations from a Neighborhood. It is used in many school classrooms and is required reading for a Hamline University course.
According to former mayor George Latimer, "St. Paul's Frogtown is unique and historic but is mirrored in neighborhoods all over America. By listening closely to the citizens of Frogtown and searching through the unblinking lens of his camera, Wing Young Huie gives us all hope."
The new Juvenile Detention Center in downtown St. Paul will display many of Huie's photographs permanently. "One problem we see time and again with our kids is a disconnect between themselves and their families and communities. These photos are powerful reminders of how important family and community are. They will provide stepping off points for conversations and discussions with the youth held there." (Minneapolis Star Tribune, 3/10/00.)
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Ford Motor Company, St. Paul, Minnesota
Artist: Paul Shambroom
Date: 1986
Medium: Photographs, Photograph
Size: 15 3/16 x 19 1/8 in. (38.58 x 48.58 cm) (image)15 15/16 x 19 15/16 in. (40.48 x 50.64 cm) (sheet)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 87.53.3
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Ford Motor Company, St. Paul, Minnesota
Artist: David Parker
Date: 2000
Medium: Photographs, Photograph
Size: 8 1/16 x 12 in. (20.48 x 30.48 cm) (image)10 15/16 x 13 15/16 in. (27.78 x 35.4 cm) (sheet)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 2001.283.7
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Ford Motor Company, St. Paul, Minnesota
Artist: David Parker
Date: 2000
Medium: Photographs, Photograph
Size: 8 x 12 in. (20.32 x 30.48 cm) (image)10 15/16 x 13 15/16 in. (27.78 x 35.4 cm) (sheet)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 2001.283.51
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North Star Steel Company, St. Paul, Minnesota
Artist: David Parker
Date: 2001
Medium: Photographs, Photograph
Size: 12 x 8 in. (30.48 x 20.32 cm) (image)13 15/16 x 10 15/16 in. (35.4 x 27.78 cm) (sheet)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 2002.42.4
<div class="unzoomed_thumbnail" style="width:140px; height:120px;"><img class="inline_img fake_0.674479166667" id="zoomer_95223_25434iip_loading" src="http://www.artsconnected.org/media/9e/df/f1fafa14a20e1d05fff6a7069f94/140/120/95223.jpg" class="iip_loading" title="" alt="North Star Steel Company, St. Paul, Minnesota, David Parker" height_offset="0" /></div>
The Hearts Called Minneapolis & St. Paul
How do you think the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul are represented here?
Why are Minneapolis and St. Paul paired in this work of art?
Two separate paper panels, each with a heart; left panel has a suede glove attached at center; right panel has a wood palette attached at center. Hearts seem to be a strong theme in Jim Dine's works.
Artist: Jim Dine
Date: 1984
Medium: Drawings and Watercolors, Unique Works on Paper, Mixed media
Size: installed 49 x 75.5 x inches
Institution: Walker Art Center
Accession #: 1984.21.1-.2
<div class="unzoomed_thumbnail" style="width:140px; height:91.6015625px;"><img class="inline_img fake_1.52835820896" id="zoomer_20059_37534iip_loading" src="http://www.artsconnected.org/media/78/8a/08cf04a90a6783b8393826504b8e/140/120/20059.jpg" class="iip_loading" title="" alt="The Hearts Called Minneapolis & St. Paul, Jim Dine" height_offset="0" /></div>
