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Mural - Kouba "Elk Country" mural, c.1936
Mural "Elk Country" painted by Les C. Kouba of a large bull elk with a background of trees and Alpine lake in the Rocky Mountains being pursued by a predator mountain lion. Kouba painted it in 1936 when he was going to school in payment for his meals at Al Lake's Cafe, Hutchinson, MN. Kouba remembered that the financial deal with Al Lake was "X" amount in dollars and the balance in hamburgers, etc. The picture came with Rekow's Hamburger Shop ...
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Mural - Kouba "Gold Rush" mural, 1936
Mural painting done by Les C. Kouba in July, 1936 when he was 19 years old. The scene depicts the Gold Rush Days at sunset. From right to left covered wagons and men on horseback approach a man panning for gold at center. On the left is a man cooking at a campfire near a ring of covered wagons. Wood frame. The mural was described in the July 17, 1936 Hutchinson Leader: "Above is a reproduction of the right half of a splendid mural painted by ...
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Painting - George "Jake" Jacobson painting, 1955
Large painting by George "Jake" Jacobson, signed and dated 1955. The lake scene with mountains in the background has a brick wall in the foreground near a stairway to the water. Painted on fiberboard.
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Painting - George "Jake" Jacobson painting, 1958
Painting of a scene with waterfall, flowers, trees & cactus by George "Jake" Jacobson. Signed "Jake" '58 in lower right corner; signed "Jake Personal" on back. Painted on pressed wood.
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Painting - H. L. Merrill School
Framed oil painting of the H. L. Merrill School building in Hutchinson, MN by Lowell Baysinger, husband of donor Marion Baysinger. Light colored wood frame. Artist's signature at lower right. Donor notes: "Before the school burned down in 1975 and probably in the 1960s Lowell Baysinger took his scratch pad and as he sat in his car south of the school he recorded all the details of the building. Then he went home and painted this picture as he ...
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Painting - Jay Beytien, 1948
Oil portrait painting of Jay Beytien. Signed: Morrison, 1948. Jay is wearing a corduroy jacket & a knit tie. Jay, age 22, was a senior at Carleton College, Northfield MN, as was artist Morrison who was from Billings, Montana. The painting was Morrison's senior art project. It was painted from life and consumed much of Jay's time. There were many re-dos. Jay thought he looked too somber, too stern. Eventually Jay was not willing to give th...
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Painting - Les Kouba painting c.1936
Large original oil painting by Les C. Kouba painted c.1936 following his high school years. The scene is of two duck hunters in a boat with birds flying overhead and snow falling. A box of shells is between the hunters who wear camouflage jackets. The painting was commissioned by the Stocking Hardware Store in Hutchinson, MN to encourage hunters to buy shells and guns at Stockings' and locate the sporting goods section of the store. Oil paint...
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Painting - "Les Kouba Point"
Painting by Carl Melichar of a pair of Canada geese on the ground at Les Kouba Point, Hutchinson, MN. A large boulder has a plaque designating the park area for Les C. Kouba. Three more geese fly overhead and the new School Road bridge is in the background. Canvas; wood frame; no glass. Les Kouba Point was dedicated in 1978. On May 3, 1984 Carl Melichar presented the painting to the McLeod County Heritage Center. Notations on the back of...
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Painting - Nellie Pendergast painting
Pastel painting of a robin redbreast tugging on a worm and surrounded by blooming lavender crocus with green leaves. Painted by Nellie B. Pendergast. Removed from frame and glass.
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Painting - Painting by Linda Kottke-Kottke home, Glencoe, MN
Painting of the Louis & Arlene Dotsie Kottke house by Linda Kottke Brozyna, May 7, 1982, with a "Happy Mothers Day" greeting. The house is at 1326 16th St E, Glencoe, MN.
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Painting - "The Gladiators" - by Nellie B. Pendergast
Oil painting titled "The Gladiators" by Nellie B. Pendergast. Two bull moose battle in a rocky forest opening observed by a female moose. Earthtones and pale blue on an Academy Board. Signed N. B. Pendergast in the lower right corner. Also titled and signed N. B. Pendergast, 4327 Luverne Street, Duluth MN on the back. Label attached to back of frame: The Minnesota State Art Society, Object No. 18. Ornate wooden frame painted gold.
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Painting - The Raven by Nellie Pendergast
Framed painting: "The Raven" by Nellie Pendergast. Picture of birds in marshy water- reeds, wildflowers-in earthtones & light blue. Canvas was done by Nellie at the age of 13 without training, experience, or assistance. In heavy gilt frame.
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Painting - Vineyard Methodist Church, Hutchinson, MN
Framed painting of the original Vineyard Methodist Church, Hutchinson, MN. Painted by Lowell Baysinger, c.1960-1963. Blond wood frame; glass As early as 1856 Methodist services were held in homes, the general store and the school. The Methodist Society was organized in 1857 in Hutchinson under the Minnesota Territory. The first church in Hutchinson was erected in 1870 and named Vineyard after Martha's Vineyard Camp Meeting where the Hutchnson...
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Painting - Watercolor clown-Roxanne Kuhlmann
Watercolor painting of a clown and a rooster. An early picture by Roxanne Kuhlmann of Lester Prairie, MN.
Record Type: Archive
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Painting - Water color painting, Hutchinson, MN bridge & power house
Water color painting of the Crow River Bridge and Power House at Hutchinson, MN. Painted by Ruth Merrill Petersen from photographic postcards mounted in each bottom corner.This Main Street bridge was replaced in 1932. Wood frame; glass. Belonged to Datlaf Weseloh, father of donor.
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Painting - Weseloh Wagon Shop painting, Hutchinson, MN
Oil painting of the former Weseloh Wagon Shop building at Hutchinson, MN. Painted by Reba Radtke in 1971. Note the "Mysto" sign on the building. Wood frame; glass. Belonged to Datlaf Weseloh, father of donor.
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Painting - "Winter Moonlight"-Nellie B. Pendergast
Oil painting titled "Winter Moonlight" by Nellie B. Pendergast of a winter scene with woods, snow and flowing water. Signed N. B. Pendergast in the lower right corner. Dark wood frame; no glass. Minnesota State Fair tag attached to back: "Winter Moonlight, Lot No. F 3, Class No. 171, Selling price: $85.00".
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Postcard - Well, here I am in Hutchinson, MN
Color picture postcard "The Old Umbrella Mender"showing a man and woman with a red umbrella, with chickens at their feet. From a painting by Zampighi. Copyright 1903, by Brown & Bigelow, St. Paul. Published by The Minneapolis Selling Co. End verse: "Well, here I am in HUTCHINSON MINN, Enjoying its sights and cheer, Everything's great and I'm feeling first rate, But O, how I wish you were here!" Message to George from Sarah that this is the w...
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Print, Photographic - Color photograph by Dennis McDermott
Color photograph of a 4' x 8' canvas painted by Dennis McDermott in 1956. The painting shows a young lady at cherry blossom time in Washington, D.C. Dennis McDermott was born November 17, 1942. He had many careers including service in the U.S. Navy, airline gate agent, travel agent, photo lab manager, embassy receptionist, photographer, artist and writer. He lived in London, Bissau, Ottawa, and Washington, D.C. His wife Jeanne Topka was said t...
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Print, Photographic - John Lipke, Les Kouba
Color photograph of (l to r) Jon Lipke and Les Kouba. They are posed with the Kouba painting "Canada Geese Visit Crow River" commissioned by Jon Lipke, First State Bank, Stewart & Hutchinson. Les Kouba painted it during the Hutchinson Arts & Crafts Festival held in Library Square. Undated. Museum's framed print is accession #1989-0105-025.
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