Hillstrom Museum of Art

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  • Hillstrom Museum of Art acquires etching suggested by student Sydney Stumme-Berg (’22)

    Hillstrom Museum of Art acquires etching suggested by student Sydney Stumme-Berg (’22)

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    Claire Mahl Moore (1917-1988), The Widow, c.1936-1939, lithograph on paper, 7 1/2 x 6 1/8 inches, Hillstrom Museum of Art purchase with endowment acquisition funds The Hillstrom Museum of Art at Gustavus Adolphus College recently acquired a Depression-era lithograph made in New York by artist Claire Mahl Moore (1917-1988), titled The Widow (also known as…

  • A Look at the Portrait of Gustavus Adolphus by African American Artist Frederick J. Brown (1945-2012)

    A Look at the Portrait of Gustavus Adolphus by African American Artist Frederick J. Brown (1945-2012)

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    Frederick J. Brown (1945-2012), Gustavus Adolphus, 2001, oil on linen, 48 x 36 inches, Gift of Gerald “Bud” Pearson Frederick J. Brown (1945-2012), artist of the 2001 oil portrait Gustavus Adolphus that was donated to the Hillstrom Museum of Art by Gerald “Bud” Pearson and that is displayed near the entrance of the Jackson Campus…

  • Hillstrom Museum of Art acquires etching suggested by student Sydney Swenson (’22)

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    Eliza Pratt Greatorex (1819-1897), The Pond at Cernay-la-Ville, 1880, etching on paper, 4 1/4 x 6 13/16 inches, Hillstrom Museum of Art purchase with endowment acquisition funds   The Hillstrom Museum of Art at Gustavus Adolphus College recently acquired an 1880 etching by Irish-born American artist Eliza Pratt Greatorex (1819-1897), The Pond at Cernay-la-Ville.  The…

  • Hillstrom Museum of Art acquires etching suggested by student Gigi deGrood (’22)

    Hillstrom Museum of Art acquires etching suggested by student Gigi deGrood (’22)

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    In conjunction with a Museum Studies class project in spring 2020 at Gustavus Adolphus College, the Hillstrom Museum of Art has acquired an 1879 etching by American artist William Merritt Chase (1849-1916) titled Keying Up—The Court Jester.  The prolific artist, acclaimed for his Impressionist approach, was also a leading teacher of a generation of American…

  • Grant Wood (1891–1942), Portrait of a Young Woman Wearing Kerchief

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    Grant Wood (1891–1942) Portrait of a Young Woman Wearing Kerchief, undated Pencil on paper, 12 x 7 ½ inches Purchased with funds donated by the Reverend Richard L. Hillstrom in memory of his brothers Leland and Rodney This superb drawing by Wood shows the artist’s remarkable skill at subtle rendering of images, especially in the…

  • Grant Wood (1891–1942), Family Doctor

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    Grant Wood (1891–1942) Family Doctor, 1941 Lithograph on paper, 10 x 11 15⁄16 inches Gift of Dr. David and Kathryn Gilbertson Unlike his other prints, this one was not distributed through postal and retail stores but was made through Associated American Artists for Abbott Laboratories, a pharmaceuticals company in Chicago. Through their subscription magazine, doctors were able…

  • Grant Wood (1891–1942), December Afternoon

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    Grant Wood (1891–1942) December Afternoon, 1941 Lithograph on paper, 9 x 11 7⁄8 inches Gift of Dr. David and Kathryn Gilbertson Like most of Wood’s other lithographs, this work was made through Associated American Artists (AAA), a firm founded in 1934 to promote American art and artists by sales of fine art prints, distributed through retail…

  • John Twachtman (1853–1902), Spring Landscape (Greenwich, Connecticut)

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    John Twachtman (1853–1902) Spring Landscape (Greenwich, Connecticut), c. 1890–94 Oil on wood panel, 15 5⁄8 x 18 3⁄8 inches Gift of the Reverend Richard L. Hillstrom Twachtman is perhaps the most Impressionist of all in the group of American Impressionists known at The Ten (which also included Willard Metcalf, 1858–1925), as is clearly indicated in this…

  • John Sloan (1871–1951), Study of a Young Woman

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    John Sloan (1871–1951) Study of a Young Woman, Seated, undated Saguine on paper, 11 x 10 3⁄8 inches Gift of the Reverend Richard L. Hillstrom Sloan studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. He worked as a commercial artist for newspapers in Philadelphia and also did magazine illustrations, earning his living this way until 1916.…

  • John Sloan (1871–1951), Kraushaar’s

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    John Sloan (1871–1951) Kraushaar’s, 1926 Etching on paper, 4 x 5 inches Hillstrom Museum of Art purchase with endowment acquisition funds Kraushaar’s is one of several etchings in which Sloan explored the sometimes humorous, sometimes disheartening world of the art dealer. This print depicts a wealthy couple as they examine potential art purchases in the gallery…