Painting by Anton Gág (1904) displayed in the Minnesota State Capitol from 1932 to 2014.

Anton Gág's "Attack on New Ulm"

Painting by Anton Gág (1904) displayed in the Minnesota State Capitol from 1932 to 2014.

Paintings by Anton Gág, Christian Heller, and Schwendinger in the interior of the Cathedral of Holy Trinity in New Ulm

Paintings by Anton Gág, Christian Heller, and Alexander Schwendinger in the interior of the Cathedral of Holy Trinity in New Ulm

Carte-de-visite featuring paintings by Anton Gág, Christian Heller, and Alexander Schwendinger in the interior of the Cathedral of Holy Trinity in New Ulm, ca. 1903.

Self-portrait of Anton Gág painted by his daughter Wanda

Self-portrait of Anton Gág

Self-potrait of Anton Gág, ca. 1900.

Gág, Anton (1858–1908)

Anton Gág, the father of Wanda Gág, carved out a career as a painter of portraits, landscapes, and historical subjects. He also decorated homes, ran a photography studio, and designed murals for churches and other buildings. The Minnesota State Capitol displayed his most famous painting, “The Attack on New Ulm during the Sioux Outbreak, Aug. 19-23, 1862,” from 1923 to 2014.

Roméo and Juliet

Roméo and Juliet

James Valenti as Roméo and Ellie Dehn as Juliet in the Minnesota Opera's 2008 production of Roméo and Juliet, by Charles Gounod. Presented between January 26 and February 3, 2008. Photograph by Flickr user Florida Grand Opera, January 23, 2008. CC BY 2.0.

Roméo et Juliet

Dress rehearsal of Roméo et Juliet

Dress rehearsal of the Minnesota Opera's 2008 production of Roméo et Juliette, by Charles Gounod. Presented between January 26 and February 3. Photograph by Flickr user Florida Grand Opera, January 24, 2008. CC BY 2.0.

The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, the primary performance venue of the Minnesota Opera

The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, the primary performance venue of the Minnesota Opera

Exterior of the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, the primary performance venue of the Minnesota Opera, in St. Paul, April 9, 2006. Photograph by Susan Mollerus, April 9, 2006. CC BY 2.0.

Così Fan Tutte program

Così Fan Tutte program

Program for the Minnesota Opera's 1991 production of Mozart's Così Fan Tutte. Accession number 1991.139.70, 3D objects collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

Postcard announcing Minnesota Opera production of Where the Wild Things Are

Postcard announcing Minnesota Opera production of Where the Wild Things Are

Postcard announcing the Minnesota Opera's 1989 production of the opera Where the Wild Things Are, performed at Northrop Auditorium in Minneapolis between December 16 and 23. Minnesota Opera had premiered the production in 1985. Accession number 1991.139.37, 3D objects collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, the primary performance venue of the Minnesota Opera

The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, the primary performance venue of the Minnesota Opera

The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, the primary performance venue of the Minnesota Opera, in St. Paul, August 2, 2011. Public domain.

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