An American outpost : the Minnesota art scene, 1840-1989 / Katherine Goertz.

Author
Goertz, Katherine [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Edina, MN : Afton Press, [2024]
Description
263 pages : illustrations ; 32 cm

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"An American Outpost: The Minnesota Art Scene, 1840-1989 is an overview of the history of the visual arts in the state, focused on the mid-nineteenth century to the 1980s. Beginning with the early days of struggling local artists, the narrative progresses through the advent of American modernism, the mobilization of art for the public good in the 1930s, the domination of the abstract in the 1950s, conceptual art in the 1960s, feminist art in the 1970s, and the punk and alternative art of the 1980s. The narrative structure of the book focuses on the art scene of Minnesota, how it evolved, how it shaped the production and understanding of art, and how it connected and connects to local, national, and international trends. The story of Minnesota's art history is distinguished by distinct threads that recur throughout the narrative. One such significant throughline is a desire to define and portray a Minnesotan identity. Another is an emphasis on asserting Minnesota's place in the American art scene, affirming and displaying the state's cultural bona fides through the visual arts. While Minnesota art is very much the focus, equally important is how art in Minnesota related to and interacted with the larger national and international art scene, from the nineteenth-century collecting craze to the Armory Show to the Whitney Biennial. This book attempts to place Minnesota's artistic identity within the wider context of American art from the European-focused nineteenth century to the assertively American twentieth. Minnesota art is a distinct creature. It is also a product and part of, as the title of this book suggests, the American vision. This is the first such survey of Minnesota art. There are sources, popular and academic, that investigate short, specific parts of the story, but no comprehensive or in-depth works have been written"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
  • Introduction
  • Seeing Minnesota: The Minnesota art scene in the nineteenth century
  • The art of collecting: Wealth and cultural influence at the turn of the century
  • American collector: the Walker Collection
  • On our way up in the world: John Scott Bradstreet, Robert Koehler, and the Minnesota State Art Society
  • The Minnesota school: Professionalizing art in Minnesota
  • Art for life's sake: The Handicraft Guild and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts
  • Abroad and away: Controversy, les années folles, and radical New York
  • The modern artist at home: Minnesota Modernism
  • Art for the public: The Federal Art Project years
  • Making the scene: Galleries, annuals, and artists' spaces
  • The American boom: The rise of American abstraction
  • New happenings: Pop art, new realism, and the 1960s
  • Cool images: Youth, activism, and intermedia
  • New spaces: Conceptual art, alternative art, and new objectivity
  • Claiming an artistic voice: Art of marginalized identities
  • Alternatives: Neo-Expressionism and alternative art
  • Media takeover: Moving images, performance, and Minnesota's art network
  • Art of the state: Exhibiting in the 1980s
  • Afterword.
ISBN
  • 9781736102176 ((board))
  • 1736102176
LCCN
2024020423
OCLC
1437272691
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