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Nelson, Marion J. print view role Collector dates 1924-2000 city Saint Paul state MN other cities Minneapolis, MN; Decora, IA; sex M historical notes Marion John Nelson was an art historian and together with his wife, Lila, owned a collection of art pottery. Nelson got his bachelor’s degree, master’s degrees and Ph.D from the University of Minnesota, where he later taught and served as the chair of the art history department for six years. Nelson was an expert in Scandinavian art and crafts, plus the art of Scandinavian immigrants in the United States and art pottery. He wrote or edited Norwegian Folk Art: The Migration of a Tradition, Art Pottery of the Midwest, and Norwegian-American Wood Carving of the Upper Midwest, among others. He was the director of the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum in Decorah, Iowa from 1965-1991, and was made a knight of in the Royal Order of St. Olaf by by King Olav V of Norway. decades of activity 1960-1970 1970-1980 1980-1990 updated 10/31/2024 13:33:21 bibliographic search Search Frick Art Reference Library Catalog Search Photoarchive Search Worldcat Search Library of Congress Name Authority File (LCNAF) Search Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Search Wikidata Entry Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details The Winterthur Library Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum Marion J Nelson Papers, 1960-2000. see details... University of Minnesota Archives & Special Collections Marion John Nelson Papers, 1974-1988 see details... «  back