Interior view of the Walker Art Gallery (later called the Walker Art Center)

Walker Art Gallery

Interior view of the Walker Art Gallery (later called the Walker Art Center) showing paintings exhibited in the salon style, ca. 1890.

Walker Art Center addition by Herzog & de Meuron

Walker Art Center

An exterior view of the Walker Art Center addition designed by Herzog & de Meuron in 2005. Photograph by Flickr user Mark B. Schlemmer, May 3, 2012. CC BY 2.0

Walker Art Center

In 1879, lumber baron T. B. Walker invited the public into his downtown Minneapolis home to view his art collection. Over the next century, that collection evolved into the Walker Art Center, a world-renowned site for challenging work by innovative artists, including Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, Yoko Ono, and Kara Walker.

SPAM can furniture

Recycled tin cans converted into doll furniture. Items include a rocking chair, armchair, and loveseat. All three seats are covered with red cushions. The chairs were made from round cans; the love seat was made from a SPAM can. Purchased in Austin, Minnesota, ca. 1965.

Miniature peace cap and felt flower for a doll

Miniature peace cap and felt flower for a doll

Miniature peace cap and felt flower for a doll. Part of the Miss Miyazaki Japanese friendship doll trousseau, ca. 1927.

Feather for cleaning miniature tea set

Feather for cleaning miniature tea set

Feather for cleaning miniature tea set. Part of the Miss Miyazaki Japanese friendship doll trousseau, ca. 1927.

Miniature bamboo ladle

Miniature bamboo ladle

Miniature bamboo ladle for a doll. Part of the Miss Miyazaki Japanese friendship doll trousseau, ca. 1927.

Miniature lidded water jar for a doll

Miniature lidded water jar

Miniature lidded water jar for a doll. Part of the Miss Miyazaki Japanese friendship doll trousseau, ca. 1927.

Japanese bamboo whisk for a doll

Japanese bamboo whisk for a doll

Japanese bamboo whisk for a doll. Part of the Miss Miyazaki Japanese friendship doll trousseau, ca. 1927.

Grass hot pad and wicker basket for doll

Grass hot pad and wicker basket for doll

Grass hot pad and wicker basket for doll. Part of the Miss Miyazaki Japanese friendship doll trousseau, ca. 1927.

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