Everyday People, Extraordinary Acts

Warrior with Shield

Henry Moore — Mon, 01 Jun 1953 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Warrior with Shield
Artist	Henry Moore
Date	1953-1954
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G263

Figure

Joe Louis

James VanDerZee — Fri, 01 Jun 1900 00:00:00 -0500

Title	Joe Louis
Artist	James VanDerZee
Date	20th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

To Serve in Defense of Our Nation

David P. Little — Sat, 01 Jun 1991 00:00:00 -0400

Title	To Serve in Defense of Our Nation
Artist	David P. Little
Date	1991
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Counting Coup

attributed to Big Cloud — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:45:25 -0500

Title	Counting Coup
Artist	attributed to Big Cloud
Date	c. 1880
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

ledger drawing

Book of Drawings

Bear's Heart — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 04:36:17 -0500

Title	Book of Drawings
Artist	Bear's Heart
Date	c. 1876
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

ledger book of 16 drawings of various scenes

Picking Cotton

Clementine Hunter — Thu, 01 Jun 1950 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Picking Cotton
Artist	Clementine Hunter
Date	1950s
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Genre. Naive. Primitive. African American. Six figures picking cotton; one smaller figure headed toward a water spigot in LR.

The Wash

Clementine Hunter — Thu, 01 Jun 1950 00:00:00 -0400

Title	The Wash
Artist	Clementine Hunter
Date	1950s
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Genre. Naive. Primitive. African American. Three figures doing the wash in the foreground, clothesline and Africa House in the background.

11 Year Old Spinner in a Cotton Mill, North Carolina

Lewis W. Hine — Mon, 01 Jun 1903 00:00:00 -0500

Title	11 Year Old Spinner in a Cotton Mill, North Carolina
Artist	Lewis W. Hine
Date	c. 1908
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G316

No.463

Untitled

Lewis W. Hine — Mon, 01 Jun 1908 00:00:00 -0500

Title	Untitled
Artist	Lewis W. Hine
Date	1908
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

No.105; newsboy, Indianapolis

A Miner’s Home, West Virginia

Walker Evans — Sat, 01 Jun 1935 00:00:00 -0400

Title	A Miner’s Home, West Virginia
Artist	Walker Evans
Date	1935
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Graveyard, Houses, and Steel Mill, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Walker Evans — Sat, 01 Jun 1935 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Graveyard, Houses, and Steel Mill, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Artist	Walker Evans
Date	1935
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

(MOMA 142)

White Angel Breadline, San Francisco

Dorothea Lange — Thu, 01 Jun 1933 00:00:00 -0400

Title	White Angel Breadline, San Francisco
Artist	Dorothea Lange
Date	1933
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Untitled (nurse)

James VanDerZee — Mon, 01 Jun 1942 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Untitled (nurse)
Artist	James VanDerZee
Date	1942
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

English Lesson, Koje-do, South Korea

Werner Bischof — Sun, 01 Jun 1952 00:00:00 -0400

Title	English Lesson, Koje-do, South Korea
Artist	Werner Bischof
Date	1952
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

blackboard, teacher, can, students

Ganesha

Artist Unknown (Indonesia) — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 04:38:02 -0500

Title	Ganesha
Artist	Artist Unknown (Indonesia)
Date	10th-11th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G213

potbellied, elephant headed figure with four arms; wearing traditional arm bands, bracelets, ankle ornaments and necklace; trousers of patterned material, crown with crescent moon and skull, and snake worn diagonally from L shoulder; hair piled high with hair in rope strands forming circular patterns in crown; sitting with both legs placed symmetrically beneath body with soles of feet facing each other directly with a gap between them; figure holds: broken tusk in LR hand, rosary in UR hand, battle axe in UL hand, and sweet meats in LL hand; figure sits on a double pedestal above a plain square base; disc halo behind head

The Bodhisattva Kuan-yin

Unknown — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 02:17:58 -0500

Title	The Bodhisattva Kuan-yin
Artist	Unknown
Date	late 11th-early 12th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G200

seated Buddha; gilt and red and blue paint

Portrait Sculpture of Priest Gyoki

Artist Unknown (Japan) — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 03:22:37 -0500

Title	Portrait Sculpture of Priest Gyoki
Artist	Artist Unknown (Japan)
Date	early 17th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G220

The Buddha Manbaya

Artist Unknown (Burma (Myanmar)) — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 07:14:48 -0500

Title	The Buddha Manbaya
Artist	Artist Unknown (Burma (Myanmar))
Date	late 18th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G213

seated cross-legged Buddha with PR hand pointing downward and PL hand palm up on lap; head bent slightly downward, eyes closed; brownish-red color

Standing Figure of a Jina

Artist Unknown (Jain) — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:09:02 -0500

Title	Standing Figure of a Jina
Artist	Artist Unknown (Jain)
Date	13th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G211

nude male figure with short hair and elongated earlobes standing rigidly upright on a base with incised designs

St. Catherine

Artist Unknown (Austria) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:44:00 -0500

Title	St. Catherine
Artist	Artist Unknown (Austria)
Date	c. 1450-1460
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G340

Life-sized statue of the saint with her foot on the head of the upper body of a bearded man, identified as the Roman Emperor Maxentius, who willed her torture and martyrdom.

Saint Vincent de Paul

Jean Baptiste Stouf — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 02:29:25 -0500

Title	Saint Vincent de Paul
Artist	Jean Baptiste Stouf
Date	c. 1787
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G344

Stouf's representation of the saint shows him standing and looking down at two dead infants at his feet. His facial expression registers his horror at he devastations of the "Fronde"--the civil war of 1648-1653. The resultant life-size statue was the sculptor's first major work.

Esther and Ahasuerus

Artist Unknown (Flanders) — Sat, 12 May 2012 02:01:19 -0400

Title	Esther and Ahasuerus
Artist	Artist Unknown (Flanders)
Date	c. 1460-1485
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Queen Esther and King Ahasuerus, wool and silk, Flemish XVc fragment from the center of a much larger piece, probably from a set of four to six tapestries narrating the story of Esther Ahasuerus; warp undyed wool, 5-7 ends per cm., weft dyed wool and some dyed silk, 20-32 ends per cm.

Embroidered Box

Artist Unknown (England) — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 03:22:04 -0500

Title	Embroidered Box
Artist	Artist Unknown (England)
Date	1662
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G332

Raised work (stumpwork) casket depicting the story of Queen Esther and King Ahasuerus; Initialed 'BP' and dated 1662, worked in polychrome silk and metallic threads on white satin and decorated with seed pearls, English; Front King Ahasuerus presenting the royal scepter to Queen Esther; Back The hanging of Haman; Right side the search for a wife for King Ahasuerus; Left side Mordecai honored by Ahasuerus and paraded in royal regalia; Top King Ahasuerus, Queen Esther and Haman at dinner; The casket with two doors opening to reveal curious set of drawers with secret compartments; the top lifting to reveal a pink velvet interior fitted with two bottles, an inkpot and a pen tray, the back of this lid with brackets for a mirror that now is missing; a second lid at the top opening to reveal a shallow silk-lined tray. A 17th century oak box lined in marbled paper with replaced lock accompanies the casket (95.14cc Traveling Case for Stumpwork Casket); an itemized list of pieces and their dimensions is in the object file in the registration office

Yamantaka Mandala

Monks of the Gyuto Tantric University — Sat, 01 Jun 1991 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Yamantaka Mandala
Artist	Monks of the Gyuto Tantric University
Date	1991
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G212

Mandala of colored sand on wood; Yamantaka (Conqueror of Death) is represented at the center by the blue 'vajra'; consists of a series of concentric bands; outermost represents burial grounds with a landscape and animals; moving inward are a circle of flames, a circle of 'vajras' and a circle of lotus petals; these bands circumscribe a quadrangle with gates at the four compass points; innermost square divided into triangular quadrants and an inner circle is divided into nine units containing symbols which represent various deities; attributes of the five senses are depicted in the four outside corners

Mountain Scene

Artist Unknown (China) — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 02:53:14 -0500

Title	Mountain Scene
Artist	Artist Unknown (China)
Date	17th-18th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G210

grayish white stone with brown markings; the thin boulder carved in high relief with a figure riding on a donkey followed by an attendant carrying an umbrella in a rustic landscape, the rverse with a similar landscape and ancient pine tree, the cloudy stone with russet coloring added over mottled patches

Listening to the Waterfall

Unknown Che school artist — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 02:01:12 -0500

Title	Listening to the Waterfall
Artist	Unknown Che school artist
Date	c. 1450
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

scholar and attendant in LL corner on a riverbank looking at a waterfall at L; rocky landscape; scattered trees with gnarled trunks

Hudson River Landscape

Homer Dodge Martin — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 07:37:02 -0500

Title	Hudson River Landscape
Artist	Homer Dodge Martin
Date	c. 1860-1865
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G323

Landscape with mountains in background; tall tree at right; 2 figures, one on horseback, right of center

The Butterfly Catchers

Theodore Wendel — Fri, 01 Jun 1900 00:00:00 -0500

Title	The Butterfly Catchers
Artist	Theodore Wendel
Date	1900-1908
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G322

Landscape with two children in foreground walking next to a fence; three other figures with butterfly nets in middleground

Crown

Artist Unknown (Yoruba) — Fri, 01 Jun 1900 00:00:00 -0500

Title	Crown
Artist	Artist Unknown (Yoruba)
Date	early 20th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Crown

Artist Unknown (Yoruba) — Tue, 01 Jun 1915 00:00:00 -0500

Title	Crown
Artist	Artist Unknown (Yoruba)
Date	c. 1920
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

ritual beadwork with face and sixteen birds mounted on the crown; long fringe hangs from crown

An Exile Dreaming of Saint Adorno

Siah Armajani — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Title	An Exile Dreaming of Saint Adorno
Artist	Siah Armajani
Date	2009
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G370

openwork structure with glass walls; person with head on desk inside; bedroom inside; human spine hanging at one corner; balcony on one side with figure leaning head on hand with halo on head

Abstract Composition

Beauford Delaney — Wed, 01 Jun 1955 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Abstract Composition
Artist	Beauford Delaney
Date	1955
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

tan wash in background; thick black lines and curves; blue forms; torn from notebook

Homage to Nina Simone

Bob Thompson — Tue, 01 Jun 1965 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Homage to Nina Simone
Artist	Bob Thompson
Date	1965
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Mythology. Figural. Genre.

Pleas and Thank Yous: 100 True Stories

Gwendolyn Knight — Sat, 01 Jun 1991 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Pleas and Thank Yous: 100 True Stories
Artist	Gwendolyn Knight
Date	1991
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Genre. Figural. African American.

Saint Benedict of Palermo

Attributed to José Montes de Oca — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 02:14:33 -0500

Title	Saint Benedict of Palermo
Artist	Attributed to José Montes de Oca
Date	c. 1734
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

standing black figure with short curly black hair, wearing a gold robe and gold shoes; man has arms outstretched, holding open book in PL hand

Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., just before he spoke at the funeral of the four girls murdered in the 16th Street Baptist Church.

Danny Lyon — Sat, 01 Jun 1963 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., just before he spoke at the funeral of the four girls murdered in the 16th Street Baptist Church.
Artist	Danny Lyon
Date	1963
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

somber-faced portrait of Martin Luther King

Coretta King, Martin Luther King Funeral, Atlanta, Georgia

Flip Schulke — Wed, 01 Jun 1966 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Coretta King, Martin Luther King Funeral, Atlanta, Georgia
Artist	Flip Schulke
Date	1966
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

woman in profile from proper left, wearing a veil

Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Reverend Ralph Abernathy are escorted from the court house to the jail house.

Danny Lyon — Fri, 01 Jun 1962 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Reverend Ralph Abernathy are escorted from the court house to the jail house.
Artist	Danny Lyon
Date	1962
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

2 images printed next to each other on one sheet; left image: Dr. King and Rev. Abernathy in shirts and ties walking ahead of two white men wearing hats; right image: figures in profile from PR

Everyday People, Extraordinary Acts

Warrior with Shield

Warrior with Shield

1953-1954

Joe Louis

Joe Louis

20th century

To Serve in Defense of Our Nation

To Serve in Defense of Our Nation

1991

Counting Coup

Counting Coup

c. 1880

Book of Drawings

Book of Drawings

c. 1876

Picking Cotton

Picking Cotton

1950s

The Wash

The Wash

1950s

11 Year Old Spinner in a Cotton Mill, North Carolina

11 Year Old Spinner in a Cotton Mill, North Carolina

c. 1908

Untitled

Untitled

1908

A Miner’s Home, West Virginia

A Miner’s Home, West Virginia

1935

Graveyard, Houses, and Steel Mill, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Graveyard, Houses, and Steel Mill, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

1935

White Angel Breadline, San Francisco

White Angel Breadline, San Francisco

1933

Untitled (nurse)

Untitled (nurse)

1942

English Lesson, Koje-do, South Korea

English Lesson, Koje-do, South Korea

1952

Ganesha

Ganesha

10th-11th century

The Bodhisattva Kuan-yin

The Bodhisattva Kuan-yin

late 11th-early 12th century

Portrait Sculpture of Priest Gyoki

Portrait Sculpture of Priest Gyoki

early 17th century

The Buddha Manbaya

The Buddha Manbaya

late 18th century

Standing Figure of a Jina

Standing Figure of a Jina

13th century

St. Catherine

St. Catherine

c. 1450-1460

Saint Vincent de Paul

Saint Vincent de Paul

c. 1787

Esther and Ahasuerus

Esther and Ahasuerus

c. 1460-1485

Embroidered Box

Embroidered Box

1662

Yamantaka Mandala

Yamantaka Mandala

1991

Mountain Scene

Mountain Scene

17th-18th century

Listening to the Waterfall

Listening to the Waterfall

c. 1450

Hudson River Landscape