Midwest Folk Art Gallery
One of the greatest strengths of Lakeview Museum's collection is its midwestern folk art collection. This collection comprises more than 600 works of art spanning three centuries of Midwestern creative expression. Most notable are the textile collection - including the Glick collections of Illinois coverlets and quilts - and the Illinois River wildfowl decoy collection. A separate Decoy Gallery features permanent and changing displays of works by the many carvers and manufacturers living and operating within the Mississippi Flyway during the late 19th and early to mid 20th centuries.
The Folk Art Galleries feature changing displays of important individual artists and manufacturers, including William D. Neher (American, 1868-1961), Louis O. Lussier (Canadian-American, 1832-1884), Charles Perdew (American, 1874-1963) and Anna Pottery (Anna, Illinois, 1859-1896). Other artworks include whimsical whirligigs and weathervanes, a carousel horse and artifacts from the Swedish colony of Bishop Hill.
Fall 2010
Lakeview Museum’s Folk Art Gallery features paintings and carvings from the Permanent Collection. Illinois’ most renowned folk artists are represented, including many works which are seldom seen.
Johann Janssen (1850-1937) was a German immigrant who settled in Minonk, Illinois. His artistic career began in the early 1900s after he retired from farming. Janssen used whatever materials were readily available to create portraits of family and famous figures he admired.
IMAGE INFO
Kaiser Wilhelm II, 1900-1930
mixed media on board
Gift of Robert Henry Adams Fine Art 1999.6
Olof Krans (1838-1916) emigrated to America with his family in 1850. They left Sweden to join the utopian religious colony of evangelist Erik Jansson in Bishop Hill, Illinois. Krans worked as a house painter and interior decorator in nearby Galva. Although he had no technical training, his paintings today serve as some of the best records of early Bishop Hill settlers and everyday life in the colony.
IMAGE INFO
The Stormy Sea and Rowboat, circa 1900
oil on canvas
Gift of Mrs. Sherman V. Hasbrouck 1988.1
