Online Art Collection

The Hennepin History Museum Digital Gallery displays over twenty-five works of art from HHM’s collection, which contains hundreds of artworks by Minnesota artists. The most common genres represented in the collection are portraiture and landscapes. You can also find examples of still lifes, abstracts, and expressionism.

Notes for viewers

Items are identified by artist, title, media, dimensions.

Click on any image to see a larger version.

Select images have links to articles and other information related to the piece; see caption for details.

Still life painting of a banana on a table next to red, orange, and yellow flowers in a tall white vase. The table and background are hot pink.
Paul Frederick Johnson, Untitled, 1953 Oil paint on Paper, 24 x 18 inches.
Landscape painting of stream with tall rocky shore on right foreground. Left shore lined with bushes. Electrical pole in background.
Jenny Lind Horton, Country Stream, ca. 1870-1920, Watercolor on Paper, 13 x 18.5 inches
Print of red cactus orchid with green leaf.
Arnold Iger, Orchid Cactus, 1981, Print, 9 x 9 inches
Landscape painting of brown farm building atop green hills. Hills are covered in fields of hay and trees.
Cameron Booth, Harvest Time, 1933, Watercolor on Paper, 10 x 13 inches
Painting of two yellow daffodils on white paper. Painting has brown and gold-colored frame.
Amy Hautman, Daffodils, 1984, Watercolor on Paper, 12 x 9 inches
Portrait of young Latino man wearing a black turtleneck. He has black hair and a faint mustache.
Frieda Rich, Juan, 1882, Pastels on Paper, 12 x 10 inches
Print of watercolor rendition of Minneapolis YMCA and Trinity Church from the Radio City Theater roof.
Clarence R. Chaney, Untitled, 1946, Print, 22.5 x 16 inches
Collage of brown and red paper in geometric shapes on gray background.
Harvey Hurley, Kiss, 1965, Assemblage, 2.75 x 4.5 inches
Collage of square and triangular gray, blue, and black torn pieces of paper on gold-colored background.
Harvey Hurley, California Dream, 1965, Assemblage, 2.133 x 4.25 inches
Painting of large private boat on grassy ground. Posts with rope surround the boat. A calm lake in the background. Two non-descript buildings frame the right of the boat.
Elizabeth R. Thompson, Untitled, 2006, Oil on Canvas, 11 x 14 inches
Black and white photograph in a round wood frame. Photo depicts the head and shoulders of an elderly white woman with pulled back hair and a high-necked black dress.
Maria Sanford, Photograph, Dimensions with Frame: 9.75” diameter.
Click to see more: Strom, Claire. “Edifices for Educators: Buildings Named for University Women.” Hennepin History, Spring 1991, Vol. 50, No. 2.
Painting of dirt road lined with bushes. White building with red roof stands atop hills against a blue sky in background.
Clement Haupers, Near Cloverton, 1930, Serigraph, 8.5 x 11 inches
Lithograph of a farmhouse and two sheds. A story-tall pile of hay is beside the three. The sky is cloudy and dark.
Stanford Fenelle, Farm Yard, 1937, Lithograph, 10.5 x 13 inches
Click to see more: Fenelle DeBloom, Suzanne. “Minneapolis Artists Stanford Fenelle 1909 – 1995.” Hennepin History. Spring 1997, Vol. 56, No. 2.
Portrait of Paul F. Johnson, a white man with white, receding hair, and a black shirt.
Frieda Rich, Paul, 1988, Pastels on Paper, 15 x 12 inches
Print of a red suspension bridge crossing the Mississippi. A pile of logs is in the foreground, beside trees with red and yellow leaves. Framed with brown wood.
Edward Brewer, Untitled, Print, 14 x 19 inches
Print showing a gas station, garage, convenience store, and blacksmith shop along a paved road. Tire tracks lead to the blacksmith shop and garage. Framed in brown wood.
Jeanne Taylor, Street, ca. 1940, Lithograph, 14 x 19 inches
Drawn portrait of a seated elderly white woman wearing a pearl necklace, white dress, and dark shawl. Framed with gilded wood.
Frances Cranmer Greenman, Emma Cranmer, 1933, Graphite on Paper, 27 x 20 inches
Click to see more: Green, Ken. “Higher than the sky: Frances Cranmer Greenman.” Hennepin History. Spring 2006, Vol. 65, No. 2.
Black and white print of stone arch bridge leading to small island covered in trees. A canoer paddles around the right side of the island.
Margaret Bradbury, Lake of the Isles, Paper Etching, 8 x 10 inches
Tall white canvas covered in splashes and swipes of blue, red, yellow, black, and purple paint.
Sean G. Philips (seangarrison), The Heavens’ Translation of Pain, 2021, Acrylic on Canvas, 3 x 6 feet
Portrait of white woman in her twenties. She has brown hair, blue eyes, and is wearing a short-sleeve green dress.
Untitled, Oil on canvas, 24 x 16 inches
Unframed portrait of middle-aged man with white hair and beard wearing a black three-piece suit.
Dr. Louis Bistodeau, Charcoal on Paper, 20 x 16 inches.Back of canvas has 'Dr. Louis Bistodeau, First Dr. of Dayton, 1853. Born 1822, Canada Quebec came to Dayton July 1854, Died Dayton, 1902. Most well known man of Dayton to Pioneers.'
Portrait of Edward A. Mooney, a white man with gray hair, square glasses, a black suit, and paisley tie.
A.L. Godfrey, Edward A. Mooney, 1943, Oil on Canvas, 22.15 x 18 inches
Unframed portrait of middle-aged white woman with pulled back hair. She wears a black dress with a white collar.
Mrs. Louis Bistodeau, Charcoal on Paper, 20 x 16 inches. Back of the canvas has 'Mrs. Louis Bistodeau maiden name (Brule), born Canada 1834, Died Dayton 1918, wife of first Dr. Bistodeau, first DR. in Dayton 1853.'
Unframed portrait of elderly white woman wearing round glasses and a light shawl over a black and white dress.
Mary T. Knowlton, Charlotte Van Cleve, 1907, Oil on Canvas, 32 x 26 inches
Man and woman with purple skin play backgammon while seated in red-cushioned chairs. The woman wears a blue dress and looks at the viewer. The man wears a brown suit.
Mary Gale Hobbs, Backgammon Players, 1951, Oil on Canvas, 24 x 38 inches
Painting of two rows of snow-covered houses and trees divided by an empty lane. The snow isn’t pure white, with gold, green, and blue mixed in.
Ada Wolfe, Ivy Lane, 1941, Oil on Canvas, 34 x 42 inches. On Display in the Hennepin History Museum Great Room.
Painting of a red upholstered chair and potted plant on a brown floor. Calico cat is in the lower right corner. Green plants line a blue background.
Tom Dix, Untitled, 1986, Acrylic on Canvas, 14 x 17.75 inches
Painting of a white woman wearing a green hat, jeans, a white shirt, and a blue vest sitting on a metal folding chair. She is reading and drinking from a mug.
Norma Olson, Tracy, 1986, Oil on Canvas, 22 x 30 inches
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Ada Wolfe, Ivy Lane, 1941, Oil on Canvas, 46.5 x 38.5 inches
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Wanda Gag, Progress, 1936, Lithograph on Paper, 20.5 x 17.5 inches
2021.0608.004
Therese Neisen, House at Schech's Mill, 1982, Pastel and Colored Pencil on Paper, 20 x 19.5 inches
2021.0609.027
Cameron Booth, Black and Gray, 1960, Ink Wash on Paper, 33.5 x 29.25 inches
2021.0615.010
Harvey Hurley, Candido, 1965, Mixed Media, 8.25 x 8 inches
2021.0615.020
Harvey Hurley, Desert Roads, 1984, Mixed Media, 8.25 x 8 inches
2021.0615.021
Cameron Booth, Dapple Gray, 1964, Pastel on Paper, 12.5 x 12.5 inches
2021.0616.005
Malcolm H. Myers, Celebration, 1981, Watercolor on Paper, 17.75 x 15 inches
2021.0616.010
Eugene Larkin, The Violinist, c. 1960, Woodcut on Fiber, 23.5 x 27 inches
2021.0616.011
Paul F. Johnson, Hefflefinger Fountain, 1952, Watercolor on Paper, 26.5 x 20 inches
2021.0616.019
Otto E. Moilan, Trees, c.1920, Crayon, 13.75 x 16 inches
2021.0616.029
Birney Quick, Harbor Grand Marais, 1954, Ink on Paper, 24 x 18 inches
2021.0706.004
Bela Petheo, Long Shadow at the Farm, 1985, Oil on Canvas, 19.25 x 15.5 inches
2021.0706.014
Harvey Hurley, Moonstones, 1987, Mixed Media, 17.25 x 15.75 inches
2021.0707.007
Dorothea E. Lau, Evening in the Gateway, c. 1940, Lithograph on Paper, 21.25 x 19.25 inches
2021.0803.002
Bettye Olson, Water and Bridge, c. 2000, Watercolor and Pastel on Paper, 34.5 x 27.5 inches
2021.0824.003
Frances Greenman, Still Life with Flowers, c. 1950, Oil on Canvas
2021.1119.001
Jo Rollins, The Tenth Avenue Bridge, 1948, Oil on Canvas, 29.5 x 23.5 inches

This digital exhibit was made possible in part by the people of Minnesota through a grant funded by an appropriation to the Minnesota Historical Society from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Any views, findings, opinions, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this digital exhibit are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the State of Minnesota, the Minnesota Historical Society, or the Minnesota Historic Resources Advisory Committee.