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Tom Arndt's Minnesota
February 11, 2009
By Tad Simons
Minnesota photographer Tom Arndt has been chronicling everyday life in Minnesota for the past forty years, and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts is honoring his singular dedication with an ambitious retrospective of his work. The seventy-five black-and-white photographs in the exhibition represent a small fraction of the thousands of photographs Arndt has taken over the years, and they provide a snapshot of Arndt’s continuing love affair with all things Minnesota. The photos trace the changing cultural landscape of our state as well as the timeless Minnesota of small-town festivals, Fourth of July celebrations, and of course the State Fair—what Arndt calls “the real soul of Minnesota.”
Tom Arndt's Minnesota
Curator: Christian Peterson
Organized by the Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Harrison Photography Gallery 365 (Free Exhibition)
February 21, 2009 – June 21, 2009
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Minnesota State Fair
St. Paul, Minnesota, 1976
Thomas F. Arndt
American, b. 1944
Gelatin silver print
Gift of First Banks
Photo courtesy of Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Vendor, Minnesota State Fair
St. Paul, 1974
Thomas F. Arndt
American, b. 1944 Gelatin silver print
Gift of the artist
Photo courtesy of Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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1967 Pontiac
Snelling Avenue,
St. Paul, Minnesota, 1971
Thomas F. Arndt
American, b. 1944 Gelatin silver print
The Kate and Hall J. Peterson Fund
Photo courtesy of Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Wrestling Fan
Minneapolis Auditorium, 1974
Thomas F. Arndt
American, b. 1944 Gelatin silver print
Gift of the artist
Photo courtesy of Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Como Park
St. Paul, Minnesota, 1976
Thomas F. Arndt
American, b. 1944
Gelatin silver print
Gift of First Banks
Photo courtesy of Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Bicentennial Fete
Browerville, Minnesota, 1976
Thomas F. Arndt
American, b. 1944 1976
Gelatin silver print
Photo courtesy of Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Bake Sale, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Minneapolis, 1974
Thomas F. Arndt
American, b. 1944 Gelatin silver print
Photo courtesy of Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Woman, Como Park Zoo
St. Paul, Minnesota
Thomas F. Arndt
American, b. 1944
1974-1975
Gelatin silver print
Photo courtesy of Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Women Dancing
Swedish Dance Hall, Minneapolis
Thomas F. Arndt
American, b. 1944
1974-1975
Gelatin silver print
Photo courtesy of Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Aunt Fud's Chair
Fergus Falls, Minnesota, 1970
Thomas F. Arndt
American, b. 1944 Gelatin silver print
The Kate and Hall J. Peterson Fund
Photo courtesy of Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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