Härute -- Out Here: Swedish Immigrant Artists in Midwest America
Softcover
1984 · Rock Island, Ill
by Kirn, Mary Em and Sherry Case Maurer
Rock Island, Ill: Augustana College Art Department, 1984. Softcover. VG- (Label & few marks from previous gallery owner; average wear to spine and outer edges.). Turquoise and color illus. wraps. 144 pp. 8 color, 188 bw plates. Issued in conjunction with a 1985 exhibition. Illustrated catalogue lists 147 works, fleshed out with extensive essays on the contributions of Swedish American artists, including Charles Haag, Birger Sandzén, Carl Milles, and Olaf Grafström. Includes a chronology of events in the Swedish American immigrant experience, including events related to art, excerpts from the drama "Härute" by Gustav N. Malm, translated by Kermit Westerberg, and eight beautiful color illustrations. (Inventory #: 14575)