Transcript MN_Capitol_and_Architectx_1x

Presented by Nancy Jacobson
For Integrating Regional Culture, History, and the Arts
A Prairie Region Teacher Training Institute
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Minneapolis
St. Cloud
St. Paul
Rochester
The Minnesota State Capitol
1895 - 1905
St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Cass Gilbert, architect
Illustration from Arttoday.com
The art and science of designing and erecting
buildings.
Taken from The American Heritage Dictionary, Third Edition
That is Architecture
Gilbert was determined to bring a
unified artistic vision to the Capitol.
Writing about his role, he once said:
"We live in an age that has the fad to
credit men with 'specialties.' . . . In art
there should be no 'specialists.' . . . In
the old days, the architect, painter
and sculptor were frequently one and
the same man. There is no reason
why they should not be so now."
Do you agree?
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Cass Gilbert: Standing the Test of Time
His Potential
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Illinois
New York
Minnesota
Ohio
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Popular among his
classmates
An indifferent
student
Headstrong
Worked when he
felt like it
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He was taller than
all his friends.
He was artistic.
He was unable to
make friends.
The Winner
The legislature
made the first
appropriation of
funds for our
present Capitol
in 1893. An
architectural
competition two
years later
attracted more
than 40 entries.
Cass Gilbert’s Original
Ink Drawing on Linen
(4:34-5:53)
The Dome
Gilbert's design
is dominated by
its extraordinary
dome, which is
really three
separate domes
for structural
purposes.
The Stone
Used
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White Georgia
marble
Minnesotaquarried
granite and
sandstone
Local Kasota
stone
Pipestone
Red marble
And more!
The Stone Controversy
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Civil War
Revolutionary War
World War I
World War II
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earth, hurricanes,
sunlight & water
wind, fire, water &
tornadoes
earth, wind, fire &
water
The Quadriga has never been
removed since placed there in 1906.
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" Minnesota Video Vault ." Minnesota Video Vault | Home. Twin Cities Public
Television, 9 Jan. 2005. Web. 25 June 2012.
<http://www.mnvideovault.org/search_results.php?q=Cass+gilbert%3A++Standing+t
he+Test+of+Time>.
"MNHS.ORG | Minnesota State Capitol." MNHS.ORG | Minnesota Historical Society.
Minnesota Historical Society, n.d. Web. 25 June 2012.
<http://www.mnhs.org/places/sites/msc/historyarticle.html
"State Capitol Walking Tour." MNHS.ORG | Minnesota Historical Society. N.p., n.d.
Web. 25 June 2012.
http://www.mnhs.org/places/sites/msc/state_capitol_walkingTour.htm
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"Vimeo." Who Built the Capitol? Minnesota State Capitol Labor History Tour. MN
Historical Society Researchers, 23 Nov. 2011. Web. 25 June 2012.
<https://vimeo.com/32570584>.
MLA formatting by BibMe.org.
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Tell the story of our Capitol and its architect in your own
words.
You may use the images in the labeled folder on the Z
drive.
Your story should include information about the main
rooms in the Capitol, as well as some history.
Listening to the short videos in the series, Inside the
Chamber, will provide you with interesting information.
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/archivesInfo.asp
Sites to use for researching the history of the Capitol
and of Cass Gilbert will also be in a folder for your use.