A Brief Introduction to the History of Artmaking in Minnesota

From such historic luminaries as Seth Eastman and Alexis Fournier to contemporary artists Jim Denomie and Dan Bruggeman, this lecture will review the nearly 200 year history of artmaking in Minnesota. Bring your questions.
Art historian Brian Szott, Curator of Art at the Minnesota Historical Society from 2001 to 2022, organized numerous exhibitions including “Seth Eastman: Artist on the Frontier”, “Thank God and FDR”, and “Art Speaks”. Previously, he was director of MCAD Gallery at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Szott is a co-author of the 2015 Afton Press publication, Minnesota Modern: Four Artists of the 20th Century.