Norwest Corporation Modernism Collection
Scope and Contents
This collection contains materials spanning the curatorial career of David Ryan at Norwest Center and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. This includes records, correspondence, photos, publicity materials, postcard books, and exhibit pamphlets for each exhibit displayed.
Dates
- 1980 - 2012
Conditions Governing Access
Open for use in the Elmer L. Andersen Library reading room.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.
Biographical / Historical
In 1987, Norwest Corporation opened an exhibit space designed for the public, which, until 1999, displayed rotating exhibits from their modernist art collection. The collection was devoted to seven modernist art movements: British and American Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau, Wiener Werkstätte, Bauhaus, de Stijl, and Art Deco. There were also four modernist dining rooms: American Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau, Wiener Werkstätte, and Art Deco.
The curator of this collection was David Ryan who worked with the collection for it’s time at Norwest, then moved with the collection when it was donated to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts after Norwest and Wells Fargo merged.
Extent
6.5 Linear Feet (4 Paige boxes, 2 hollingers)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains materials spanning the curatorial career of David Ryan at Norwest Center and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.
- Title
- Norwest Corporation Modernism Collection
- Author
- Grace Dean
- Date
- 2/23/22
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Northwest Architectural Archives Collecting Area
