This exhibition featured Icons from the Collection of Gordon Lankton and The Museum of Russian Icons in Clinton, Massachusetts. […] Read more
This exhibition featured Icons from the Collection of Gordon Lankton and The Museum of Russian Icons in Clinton, Massachusetts. […] Read more
The 50 works in this exhibition exemplify many of the traditions that stemmed from icon painting and 19th century Realism. These traditions continued through the early avant-garde movement in the 1910s and 1920s; through the neo-classicism of the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s including the Stalinist period; Socialist Realism; and the Severe Style of the 1960s […] Read more
The art of painting exquisite designs from history, folklore, and fairy tales on miniature lacquer boxes has its origin in medieval times. In four villages in central Russia, the art grew from icon painting, discouraged by the government after 1917. The stunning works that comprise the David Christensen Collection will be exhibited for the first […] Read more
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operation Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
