Indian Lady
figure, female, child, Indian dress, cane
A Native-American woman stands carrying a swathed papoose in a craddleboard on her back, her hands crossed before her holding a walking stick. She has black hair (perhaps made of horsehair) and wears traditional dress, including a real beaded headband, white dress with maroon trim, and moccasins with a criss-cross rope band on the tops. The baby is attached by metal hooks and is made of burlap and rope with fiberglass coating and paint (with metal underneath). The craddleboard is golden-brown with Native-American designs of black, white, and yellow on the sides. The baby's blanket is painted cream. The sculpture is mounted upon a rectangular base. -- Smithsonian National Inventory
Ernie Konikson
<a href="http://collections.si.edu/search/results.htm?q=*%3A*+AND+object_type%3A%22Outdoor+sculpture%22+AND+data_source%3A%22Art+Inventories+Catalog%2C+Smithsonian+American+Art+Museum%22+AND+geo_l5%3A%22North+America%2FUnited+States+of+America%2FMinnesota%2F%2FErskine%22">http://collections.si.edu/search/results.htm?q=*%3A*+AND+object_type%3A%22Outdoor+sculpture%22+AND+data_source%3A%22Art+Inventories+Catalog%2C+Smithsonian+American+Art+Museum%22+AND+geo_l5%3A%22North+America%2FUnited+States+of+America%2FMinnesota%2F%2FErskine%22</a>
1970
Reinforced concrete, wood, burlap, rope, paint
outdoor sculpture
Erskine
Liv and Jane
photograph, lake, canoe, recreation, portrait, woman, female
Lake Light, Bad Medicine Lake: We go to the lakes for many reasons – to connect with family, to escape the routine of our work-lives, to read, to enjoy water activities, the list goes on. Yet, often what we remember or take away from those trips to the cabin are single moments of lucidity, simple images of ordinary things that sneak up on us and quietly announce their presence. I offer you some of those images of clarity, taken with a modest point-and-shoot camera, which in a way is in keeping with the rich simplicity of the moment. -- Wayne Gudmundson
Wayne Gudmundson
<a href="http://www.waynegudmundson.com/">http://www.waynegudmundson.com/</a>
photograph
photograph
professor at Moorhead State University - Moorhead
Louise's Wedding
photograph, black and white, portrait, woman, female, wedding, ceremony, dance, architecture
In addition to his 19 year camera work on the White Earth Indian Reservation, artist John Ratzloff has tramped around, explored and played in northern Minnesota and Ontario with his old Hasselblad. - Bockley Gallery
John Ratzloff
<a href="http://www.bockleygallery.com/artist_ratzloff/available/01.html">http://www.bockleygallery.com/artist_ratzloff/available/01.html</a>
2010
durachrome pigment print on rag paper, 15.5 x 15.5 inches
photograph
Mona Leyse
painting, portrait, woman, female
Gunvaldson currently lives and works in Fergus Falls, and owns his own business: Sign and Design. His primary mediums are oil and acrylic, and his inspiration comes from the natural world and people. Gunvaldson is also a muralist, and has completed a number of murals including the Viking Library System Bookmobile and a mural at Minnesota State Technical and Community College (M State) in Fergus Falls.
Scott Gunvaldson
<a href="http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?action=list&rid=6256">http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?action=list&rid=6256</a>
oil
painting
Kaddatz Galleries, Fergus Falls, MN
Siri Knutson, Two Pony Farm
photograph, black and white, portrait, woman, female, farm, shovel, land
In addition to his 19 year camera work on the White Earth Indian Reservation, artist John Ratzloff has tramped around, explored and played in northern Minnesota and Ontario with his old Hasselblad. - Bockley Gallery
John Ratzloff
<a href="http://www.bockleygallery.com/artist_ratzloff/exhibition/01.html">http://www.bockleygallery.com/artist_ratzloff/exhibition/01.html</a>
2010
archival pigment print on rag paper, 15.5 x 15.5 inches
photograph
The Right Stuff
painting, portrait, frame, man, woman, art, gallery
I paint simple strokes. Strokes that mature into figures that are emphasized by the intentions of chiaroscuro. Using the contrast of light and shadow to highlight the essence of its focal point, resulting in loose but believable figurative oil paintings. Kayleen Horsma.
Kayleen Horsma
<a href="http://khorsma.blogspot.com/">khorsma.blogspot.com</a>
2010
oil on linen
painting
Menahga, Wadena County, Minnesota
Winona LaDuke, White Earth
photograph, black and white, portrait, female, woman, White Earth, Ojibwe, horse, land
In addition to his 19 year camera work on the White Earth Indian Reservation, artist John Ratzloff has tramped around, explored and played in northern Minnesota and Ontario with his old Hasselblad. - Bockley Gallery
John Ratzloff
<a href="http://www.bockleygallery.com/artist_ratzloff/exhibition/01.html">http://www.bockleygallery.com/artist_ratzloff/exhibition/01.html</a>
2010
archival pigment print on rag paper, 15.5 x 15.5 inches
photograph