Illustrated catalog featuring descriptions and prices for clothing for men, women, and children. Includes suits, overcoats, vests, shirts, collars and cuffs, hosiery, fine furs, hats, shoes, and more.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Volume 6, number 1 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the first quarter of 1980. The theme for this issue is clothing. Contents include a summary of the MCC Annual Meeting; summary of the 1979 MCC Annual Juried Exhibition; profiles of five Twin Cities women who make and sell clothing (Amy Downs, Edna Gonske, Pat Anderson, Mary Ellen Stewart, and Pat Penshorn); profile of textile artist Kurt Beutow; fashion and clothing design; weavers' study groups; and MCC officers sharing their MCC memories.
Volume 10, number 1 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the first quarter of 1984. On the front page is a photograph of dancer Lois Cato modelling a tutu by Teresa Nomura. Other content include comments on the MCC Annual Meeting moving to a January date and the lull in work after the holiday season; profile of glass artist Morris Lillethun; basic legal principles for craftspeople; viewing crafts with a fresh eye, the 'Meet the Maker' exhibition at By Design, and the 'American Ceramics from Mid-Century' at the Minnesota Museum of Art; photographs of displays and sales from the past holiday season; review of Teresa Nomura's fabric art exhibition 'Opposites Attract' at SACK's Gallery; review of the Raven Gallery's First Invitational Craft Show; and a review of an exhibition of potter Tom Kerrigan's work at By Design.
Volume 9, number 4 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the fourth quarter of 1983. On the front page is a photograph of clay artist Mark Shekore at work. Other contents include comments on MCC meetings, festival jurying, and membership benefits; profile of Mark Shekore; reflections of New England and east coast art fairs; profile of fiber artist Tim Harding; exhibition of fiber artist Fran�oise Grossen's work sponsored by the Weaver's Guild of Minnesota; and an exhibition of Judaic needlework.
Volume 29, number 4 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the fourth quarter of 2001. On the front page is a color photo of textile work by Jan Friedman. Other contents include MCC artists participating in the St. Paul Charlie Brown exhibits; the Textile Center of Minnesota's move to a new facility; profiles of Fiber/Metal 2001 artists Heinz Brummel, Dennis Alfred Phillips, Barbara and Dana Deardorff, Kathleen Rivard, Louise Rauh, and Anna Carlson; a list of artists exhibiting at Fiber/Metal 2001; and award winners and color photos of works from the Minnesota Crafts Festival.
Volume 12, number 3 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the third quarter of 1986. On the front page are photos of work exhibited at American Craft Council (ACC) Craftfairs. Other contents include a summary of the Clay Minnesota '86 media show and judge Don Reitz; an interview with fiber artist Tim Harding; a group of six women designers sharing business strategies and support; announcement of the 1987 ACC Craftfair to be held in St. Paul; the Made in Minnesota shop in Ridgedale Mall; the inaugural show at the location of the American Craft Museum in New York; the tactile experience of the 'Contemporary Crafts for Dining' exhibition; and the Village of the Smoky Hills, a collection of craft shops and restaurants.
Interior view of Floyd and Lloyd James inside of James Drug Store. The father and son pose for a staged photograph, mixing up pharmaceuticals in the back room of the drug store.
A newsletter published by the Weavers Guild of Minnesota for April and May 1986, containing descriptions of upcoming classes, workshops, study groups, and the April members meeting; a report on the upcoming Spring Fiber Fair, and the previous Spin-Off Autumn Retreat in Colorado; a calendar of Guild activities; and registration forms for a workshop and the Spring Fiber Fair.
A newsletter published by the Weavers Guild of Minnesota for August 1990 containing a call for volunteers to fill empty board positions; announcements of a Guild fashion show, an increase in dues, and a handspun contest; a list of new library books; reports on newsletters from other guilds, on submitting craft items to the State Fair, and on the computer bulletin board Fibernet; a description of upcoming exhibits; the article "Spinning Yarns"; an August calendar of classes; and an update on the 50th anniversary celebration.
Oxen drawn sleigh that has two handwritten paper signs reading "Back to the Farm" and "The Simple Life For Us." Couple is identified as Theodore and Helga (Anderson) Johnson married February 10 in Two Harbors, Minnesota.
Interior view of Schreiner Brothers & Moulton Company (1888-1923). Image of seven men and four women standing around display cases full of merchandise. Handkerchiefs and other accessories are displayed in glass cases while skirts, scarves, and textiles are displayed along the walls and wooden shelving units holding boxed goods. Gas lights hang from the ceiling, lighting the room. Store proprietors were E.H. Schreiner and W.N Moulton.
Suffragettes at the Watonwan County Fair. Pictured left to right: unknown, Mrs. Jacob Brogger, unknown children, Grace Otsea (in background), Mrs. Thomas Tonnesson and unknown.
A newsletter published by the Weavers Guild of Minnesota for March and April 1986, containing descriptions of upcoming classes, meetings, workshops, and a member�s meeting; reports on the library and on the January board meeting; articles on textiles in England and Wales, and on the Intermediate Study Group, a question-and-answer section; and a calendar of Guild activities.
A newsletter published by the Weavers Guild of Minnesota for October and November 1985, containing descriptions of upcoming workshops, lectures, and exhibits; a list of State Fair winners; and a calendar of events.