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St. Cloud State University

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2004

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The Development Of An Artist's Paradise: Minnesota Landscapes: 1840-1940, William J. Wittenbreer Feb 2004

The Development Of An Artist's Paradise: Minnesota Landscapes: 1840-1940, William J. Wittenbreer

Culminating Projects in History

An Artist's Paradise: Minnesota Landscapes 1840-1940 was an exhibit that opened on January 25 and ran through June 22, 2003 at the Minnesota Museum of American Art in St. Paul, Minnesota. The exhibition featured oil paintings and works on paper of the Minnesota landscape by Minnesota artists. This thesis is a recap of the process of putting together the exhibition, the educational activities held during the exhibition, as well as the intellectual basis for the exhibition from the perspective of the co-curator.

The first chapter is a narrative that describes the co-curator's role in the location, selection and negotiations to …