Museum Collections Up Close : MNHS.ORGEvery object tells a story, and Collections Up Close presents short, illustrated features that highlight the stories and history behind selected items in the Minnesota Historical Society's museum collections.Picturing Fort Snelling- January 25, 2008 Brian Szott, Curator of Art, looks at changing views of Fort Snelling seen through artwork and photography of the 19th and 20th Centuries. (6 min. 46 sec. 17.5 MB) Additional images of Fort Snelling can be seen in the Visual Resources Database. More about Fort Snelling artist Seth Eastman can be found under History Topics, ...http://discussions.mnhs.org/collections/?p=102 Camera Ojibwe - The Photos- January 9, 2008 Diane Adams-Graf, Curator of Sound &38; Visual Collections, and Marcia Anderson, Senior Curator, discuss photographs featured in the 2007 exhibit &8220;Camera Ojibwe.&8221; (6 min. 55 sec. 17.7 MB) We Are at Home, the book by Bruce White that inspired &8220;Camera Ojibwe,&8221; is available in the Online Store.http://discussions.mnhs.org/collections/?p=94 |