Quick
Facts
Event:
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Eastman
Johnson: Paintings and Drawings of the Lake Superior Ojibwe |
Date:
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Jan.
31 May 10, 2009 |
Place:
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Minnesota
History Center |
Address:
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345
Kellogg Blvd W., St. Paul MN 55102-1903 |
Cost:
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Included
with museum admission of $10 adults, $8 seniors and college
students, and $5 children ages 6-17.
Free for children age 5 and under and MHS members. |
Phone:
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651-259-3000,
800-657-3773,
651-282-6073 (tty) |
Website:
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www.mnhs.org/historycenter |
Exhibit
Showcases Paintings and Drawings of Lake Superior Ojibwe
The
Minnesota Historical Society, in association with the St. Louis
County Historical Society, presents "Eastman Johnson: Paintings
and Drawings of the Lake Superior Ojibwe" Jan. 31 May
10, 2009 at the Minnesota History Center.
Eastman
Johnson was one of America's finest portrait, figure and genre scene
painters. This exhibit features approximately 40 oils, charcoals
and pastel works of Ojibwe who lived in settlements around Lake
Superior from the early part of his career.
Originally
from Maine, Johnson studied extensively in Europe before journeying
to Superior, Wisconsin, in 1856. Captivated by the area and its
native people, he remained through the winter of 1856-57, building
a cabin and traveling the western and northern lake region. Johnsons
destinations included Grand Portage, Minnesota, a fur-trading center
on Lake Superiors North Shore near the Canadian border. During
his 1856-57 stays, Johnson created numerous drawings and paintings
of Superior and Grand Portages Ojibwe residents, preserving
forever the faces and homes of the Lake Superior regions native
people.
Visitors
can learn more about how American Indians have been represented
at the History Lounge program "American Indians/American Movies,"
at the History Center, Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. Focusing on the genre of
film, cultural historian Elise Marubbio will lead an evening of
clips and conversation covering a century of changing images. This
program is free.
The
Minnesota History Center is located at 345 Kellogg Blvd. W. in St.
Paul. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays, and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Admission
is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and college students, and $5 for
children ages 6-17. Auxiliary aids and services are available with
advance notice. For more information, call 651-259-3000, 1-800-657-3773,
651-282-6073 (TTY) or visit www.mnhs.org/historycenter.
The
Societys calendar of events is posted on the Internet at events.mnhs.org/calendar.
The web site also has information about all of the Societys
programs, museums and historic sites. To request a free guide to
museums and historic sites, call 1-800-657-3773.
The
Minnesota Historical Society is a non-profit educational and cultural
institution established in 1849 to preserve and share Minnesota
history. The Society collects, preserves and tells the story of
Minnesotas past through museum exhibits, extensive libraries
and collections, historic sites, educational programs and book publishing.
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