The Arts

Junior Class at Handicraft Guild

Junior Class at Handicraft Guild

Junior Class at Handicraft Guild, May 1914.

Handicraft Guild

At the turn of the twentieth century, Minneapolis became a national center for the arts movement known as Arts and Crafts. The city's Handicraft Guild led the way. Founded by women, the Handicraft Guild made the arts in Minneapolis more democratic and populist by offering classes like pottery and metalwork to artists and teachers.

Rookwood counter/advertising sign

Rookwood counter/advertising sign

Rookwood tile owned by Henrietta Barclay Paist and used in her studio in St. Paul.

Hand-painted pendant art original

Hand-painted pendant art original

Hand-painted pendant made by Henrietta Barclay Paist between 1920 and 1929.

Two Girls in Green

Two Girls in Green

Description: Two Girls in Green, c.1920. Painter: Henrietta Barclay Paist.

Girl in Blue Dress

Girl in Blue Dress

Girl in a Blue Dress, c.1920. Painter: Henrietta Barclay Paist.

Henrietta Paist and others posed outdoors with a bicycle

Henrietta Paist and others posed outdoors with a bicycle

Henrietta Barclay Paist and others posed outside with a bicycle, c.1905.

Henrietta Paist trade sign

Henrietta Paist trade sign

Henrietta Barclay Paist trade sign, created between 1900 and 1925.

Henrietta Barclay Paist in her studio, Minneapolis

Henrietta Barclay Paist in her studio, Minneapolis

Henrietta Barclay Paist in her studio in Minneapolis, c.1905.

Paist, Henrietta Barclay (1870-1930)

Multi-talented artist, designer, teacher, and author Henrietta Barclay Paist is perhaps best known for her china painting, a popular turn-of-the-century pastime. Born in Red Wing in 1870, she studied ceramics in Germany, watercolor painting in Minneapolis, and design in Chicago before settling in the Twin Cities.

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