http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/96071/view-of-fort-snelling-gallery-label-current ArtsConnectEd.org Art Collector Set: View of Fort Snelling: Gallery Label - Current http://www.artsconnected.org/images/favicon.png http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/96071/view-of-fort-snelling-gallery-label-current 16 16 http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/96071/view-of-fort-snelling-gallery-label-current Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0400 <table cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Title</td> <td><h3>View of Fort Snelling: Gallery Label - Current</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Author</td> <td><h3>Minneapolis Institute of Arts</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Date</td> <td><h3>2012-01-27</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label" style="padding-right:7px;">Institution</td> <td>Minneapolis Institute of Arts</td> </tr> </table><br/>Although the upper reaches of the Mississippi River were sparsely settled in the 1850s, a surprising number of artists sought out the northern landscapes. Edward Thomas's <i>View of Fort Snelling</i> exemplifies frontier images in which Dakota tipis, houses of the families associated with the American Fur Company, and the military fort exist side by side. Such depictions served as accurate topographical representations and also as visual records of a landscape already in transition.Recent conservation of this picture was made possible by a generous contribution from an anonymous patron. http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/96071/view-of-fort-snelling-gallery-label-current Although the upper reaches of the Mississippi River were sparsely settled in the 1850s, a surprising number of artists sought out the northern landscapes. Edward Thomas's View of Fort Snelling exemplifies frontier images in which Dakota tipis, houses of the families associated with the American Fur Company, and the military fort exist side by side. Such depictions served as accurate topographical representations and also as visual records of a landscape already in transition.Recent conservation of this picture was made possible by a generous contribution from an anonymous patron." type="image/jpeg" />Although the upper reaches of the Mississippi River were sparsely settled in the 1850s, a surprising number of artists sought out the northern landscapes. Edward Thomas's View of Fort Snelling exemplifies frontier images in which Dakota tipis, houses of the families associated with the American Fur Company, and the military fort exist side by side. Such depictions served as accurate topographical representations and also as visual records of a landscape already in transition.Recent conservation of this picture was made possible by a generous contribution from an anonymous patron." type="image/jpeg" />Copyright Minneapolis Institute of ArtsMinneapolis Institute of Arts