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Newly Published Book: "Prairie Daughters: The Art and Lives of Annie Stein and Orabel Thortvedt" @ Historical & Cultural Society of Clay County

The Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County is pleased to announce the recent publication of a long-awaited book about two of Clay County’s favorite painters.Prairie Daughters: The Art and Lives of Annie Stein and Orabel Thortvedt by Markus Kreuger, Mark Peihl, and Lisa Vedaa has been a decade in the making. In 2013, the year-long exhibit at the Hjemkomst Center featured the works of Annie Stein of Georgetown and Orabel Thortvedt of rural Glyndon. Both women were well known in their time frames –1872-1923 for Annie Stein and 1896-1983 for Orabel Thortvedt.

Their stories, though very different from each other, highlight lives lived for their art. Annie Stein was a self-taught painter, photographer, song-writer, and needle-worker. The middle child of nine born to Adam and Wilhelmina Stein, German immigrants among the earliest white settlers of Clay County, Annie spent her entire life on the farm. She learned photography by doing and used photos and images cut out of magazines to teach herself to paint.

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Nov
14
6:30 PM18:30

BOOK EVENT: "The Autobiography of My Mother by Jamaica Kincaid" @ Plains Art Museum

Plains Art Museum announces its sixth (6th) iteration of its community-based book forum, Critical Grooves Book Lab.

For our sixth (6th) session (Fall – Winter ’24), we will read four lesser-known writers who will productively intersect with the museum’s scheduled exhibitions during Fall – Winter 2024. We begin with Ocean Vuong’s award-winning novel, On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous, which dialogues with the Thomas-Suwall collection on exhibition in Full Disclosure. From there, we move into Wilson Harris’s Palace of the Peacock to discuss aspects of the novel’s convergence with A Little Grey for Color. Then, Jamaica Kincaid’s The Autobiography of My Mother provides important context for a robust discussion of several past and upcoming exhibitions in our Starion Gallery. Finally, Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower (a speculative fiction novel set in 2024) captures the perils of climate change, the disparities within human rights, and the struggle for sovereignty—issues found in the upcoming exhibition, Water Talks.

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If this assemblage of lesser-known writers sounds compelling, then please join us at Plains Art Museum on the select dates below. We offer an array of hot teas and hot chocolate. However, feel free to bring your own beverages/snacks, as well.

Projected Fall - Winter Schedule (2024)

Sep. 12: On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

Oct. 10: Palace of the Peacock by Wilson Harris

Nov. 14: The Autobiography of my Mother by Jamaica Kincaid

Dec. 12: Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler

To encourage broad participation, you may acquire the selected texts through convenient means, as per your situation. Also note: Critical Grooves Book Lab selections will also be available for purchase from The Store at Plains Art Museum • 704 1st Ave. N • Fargo, ND 58102.

Ages 16+ are welcomed.

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