HAZEL BELVO:

An Inventory of Her Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society

Manuscripts Collection

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Creator: Belvo, Hazel, 1934-, creator.
Title:Hazel Belvo papers.
Dates:1950-2023.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Personal papers of painter and educator Hazel Belvo. Belvo's papers include her subject files, business records, biographical data such as resumes/vitas, Belvo's undergraduate thesis, and press mentions; and select catalogs from exhibitions. Subject files document Belvo's public engagements, such as teaching and exhibitions, as well as her personal research and interests, and select exhibition and personal files regarding colleagues, mentors, students, and former spouse George Morrison and partner Marcia Cushmore.
Quantity:10.70 cubic feet (11 boxes), 1 master audio file: WAV (271 MB), and 1 user audio file: MP3 (34.3 MB).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

Expand/CollapseBIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Hazel Belvo was born in Centerville, Ohio in 1934. She attended the Dayton Art Institute in 1959, where she met Anishinaabe artist George Morrison. The two married in 1960, and had a son, Briand Mesaba, in 1961. In the same period, they moved to New York City, where Belvo attended The New School for Social Research. From 1964-1970, Belvo taught and lectured at the Lincoln School and the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, Rhode Island, and also worked as a Mary Ingraham Bunting Institute Scholar at Radcliffe College in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Hazel Belvo and George Morrison moved to Minnesota in 1970, where she taught and served as head of the St. Paul Academy and Summit School (1972-1989), and co-founded the feminist art collective of the Women's Art Registry of Minnesota (WARM). In this period, Belvo also obtained a bachelor of arts from the University of Minnesota (1980) and masters of fine arts from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design (1980).

In the mid 1970s, Belvo and Morrison established Red Rock, their home and artist studio near Grand Portage, Minnesota. Belvo also spent summers in this region as an artist-in-residence, teacher, and mentor at the Grand Marais Art Colony in Grand Marais, Minnesota, a role she would continue for most of her career.

In the late 1980s, Belvo was hired as a professor at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD), eventually serving as the Chair and Dean of Fine Arts in her 34 year career.

In addition to teaching, Belvo's career included extensive art exhibitions, both public and private. Some institutions featuring her work include the Minnesota Museum of American Art, Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Tweed Museum of Art, Minneapolis Institute of Art, General Mills, the Minnesota Historical Society, and Walker Art Center. Belvo's artwork focuses on themes of nature, spirituality, and feminism. She is best known for her art pieces regarding the Witch Tree or Little Cedar Spirit Tree of northern Minnesota.

Hazel Belvo and George Morrison divorced in 1993, but continued their friendship. George passed at his home Red Rock in 2000. Hazel Belvo lives in Minneapolis and Grand Marais, Minnesota, and shares her home and studio with artist Marcia Cushmore.


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Expand/CollapseARRANGEMENT

These documents are organized into the following sections:

Subject, exhibition, and teaching files
Business records
Mentor files
George Morrison files
Exhibition and auction catalogs
Biographical data
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Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions:

The Minnesota Historical Society does not own copyright to any of the materials in this collection. Consult the reference staff for more information.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Hazel Belvo Papers. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 17,781; 17,884; 17,926; 17,979

Location of Master Files:

Digital audio master is maintained on the Society’s secure digital collections storage servers and is managed and preserved in accordance with archival best practices.

The original audiocassette was disposed after it was digitally reformatted into a WAV file.

Processing Information:

Processed by: Leif Kopietz, December 2020, May 2022, August 2023, and December 2024.

Digital audio transferred from the master audiocassette by the Minnesota Historical Society for preservation purposes (August 2023).

Part of this collection was cataloged and digitized with the generous support of The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation. The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation logo

Catalog ID number: 9989780337904294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Expand/CollapseSUBJECT, EXHIBITION, AND TEACHING FILES

Includes Hazel Belvo's exhibition, project, and public engagement materials; topical files; property information; and teaching appointment, mentoring, and planning information.


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116.C.3.1B1"Why art sucks," by Julie Caniglia, 1996.
Afghanistan women, 1998.
Women's Institute, May 1996.
Beauty in truth, 1995.
Provincetown real estate, 1992.
Dayton Art Institute, 1997.
Contingency plan, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, May 1991.
Villa de Hermanas, Dominican Republic, January 1991.
Rape (articles), 1990s.
St. Olaf, 1984.
Who's who in American art, undated.
Dorsey Houde Art Consultants, 1984.
Rochester Art Center, 1984-1985.
Landmark exhibit, June 1984.
Landmark editions print, November 1982.
Witch Tree Show reviews, 1981, 1983.
Marcia's seminar, undated.
Women's Art Registry of Minnesota (WARM) exhibit: Ulsscher-Belvo, Erickson-Odland, October 16-November 13, 1982.
Exhibition: Bunting Institute, Radcliffe College, Harvard, April 18-May 6, 1983.
Belvo-Women's Art Registry of Minnesota (WARM) exhibit, January 24, 1981.
With Tree Show, Grand Portage, 1981.
Marshall, Minnesota, Mainstay, January 9-11, 1982.
Show at Detroit and Camp. Mary Bunting Institution, 1978-1979.
Bunting Institute Exhibition, Boston Athenaeum, April 1982.
Consignments, 1980s.
Notes on "Medicine Woman," undated.
Mary Bunting Institute Anniversary Show, 1985-1986.
National Museum Women in the Arts, undated.
Bloomington Art Center: Woman/Artist/Woman, 1986.
Newspaper articles, women’s issues, 1980s.
Camera equipment, 1985.
Phipps Center, Hudson, Wisconsin, February 1986.
Walker Art Center, Education Committee, October 17, 1985.
Exhibition opportunities lectures, undated, 1983-1988, 1998.
Arbitrage Gallery, New York City, 1984-1985.
Trabia Gallery, In Homage to Ana Mendieta, February 1986.
Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program (MAEP), February 14, 1986.
F.A. handouts, 1992-1993.
Sivertson Gallery, June 1988.
Macalester Gallery exhibition, 1987.
Bernina sewing machine, undated.
University of Minnesota, Katherine Nash Gallery Drawing Show, March 30-May 8, 1987.
Womanart Gallery, 1980.
Bob and Hazel, Jewett-Belvo exhibitions, 1979-1980.
Women's Art Registry of Minnesota (WARM), Belvo-Hart, 1978 April-May.
Women's Art Registry of Minnesota (WARM) exhibit, January 1977.
Quadna summer teaching, University of Minnesota, 1980.
University drawing course visual presentation, undated.
Bush grant application, 1978-1979.
Drawing problems from Lincoln, undated.
Feminist readings, 1990s.
"Healing and regeneration through color," 1972.
Family systems, undated.
Miscellaneous family photographs, undated, 1970s.
Isacs Conference Talk-Drawing, November 9, 1979.
Meher Baba, February 11, 1993.
Minnesota Historical Society-Women's Art Registry of Minnesota (WARM), 1982-1985.
Radcliffe Institute, 1970s-1980s.
Articles on Women! 1970s.
St. Kate's student's paper on my work (Chris Everson) on Hazel Belvo, May 2, 1977.
Paper: Ascent of the avantguard, 1980s.
Eating disorders, November 1983.
State Arts Board, Minnesota Percent for Art in Public Places, 1989.
Artbanque, 1986-1988.
Arts in the Visual Arts (AVA) awards, 1986.
Edge Gallery, August 1, 1990.
State Arts Board grant application, September 16, 1985.
Women's Studio Workshop, Rosendale, New York, 1993.
Korea, 1996.
Architects drawings, 2500 Pillsbury, March 1990.
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116.C.3.2F2Bush Fellowship, 2006.
Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus, Hazel Belvo-Marcia Casey Cushmore, 2005.
Women's Art Institute, 2000s.
"Margaret of Winona," October 2005.
MFA at Minneapolis College of Art and Design, 2000s.
Articles for Hazel Belvo book, late 1980s-1990s.
Correspondence received regarding profession, 1964-2000.
Women's Art Registry of Minnesota (WARM), 2000.
Artist's statement, Witch Tree book, Hazel Belvo, 1982.
Witch Tree poems, 1980s.
Women's Art Registry of Minnesota (WARM) Mentor Program, 1982-1991.
Bill Moyers and Robert Bly, 1990.
Women's Art Registry of Minnesota (WARM) Mentor Program, 1984-1990s. 3 folders.
Feminist study guide, 1987.
Women studies, 1970s-1980s.
Feminist resources for classroom, undated, 1972.
Cook County News saga on censorship, 1990.
Pioneer Press article "Artist confronts life, death," by John Camp on George Morrison, September 7, 1986.
Article about reality: lineal and non lineal, 1950.
New York Feminist Art Institute, 1982.
The National Women's Caucus for Art, 1978-1979.
Women's Art Registry of Minnesota (WARM) exhibit at Coffman Union, 1976 September-November.
At the Foot of the Mountain, 1983.
Color course, undated.
Feminist literature, 1970s-1980s.
Receipts on art work, 1983.
Mora, Minnesota workshop, 1985.
Skeleton/scull, 1974.
Best 100 National School participants, 1974-1984.
Photographs of work, undated, 1970s-1990s.
Interview by Fan, November 1984.
Williams College Olmstead Award, Ann Sundberg, 1984.
YMCA Leadership Award, 1984.
Lily Fund applications, 1982.
Lake Superior magazine article by Joanne Hart, 1986.
Twin Cities magazine article on Women's Art Registry of Minnesota (WARM) Gallery, May 1983.
Twin Cities magazine by Judy Vick, October 1980.
Minnesota Women's yearbook, 1983.
Letters of recommendation for Belvo, 1968-1987.
Facts about women exhibiting, 1970s-1980s.
Grant and museum information, 1976-1980.
Visionaries and Survivors exhibition, 2006-2007.
Women's Art Registry of Minnesota (WARM) and Weisman, June 8, 2006.
Flanders, 2003.
Manifesto in 21 days, Weisman Art Museum, 2006.
Minneapolis College of Art Design Women's Art Institute, 2004-2006.
Johnson Heritage Post Museum exhibition, 2004.
Sivertson Gallery, 2004-2006.
Belvo, Janis, and Mays exhibition, 1995.
Spinsters Ink, 1996, 1998.
Deep Woods, Tweed Museum, 1990-1991.
Belvo-Cushmore sale, December 2003.
Hazel Belvo-Marcia Cushmore exhibit opening night, 2001-2002.
OnArt Source: Deen Braaten Gallery, 2000.
Miller-Dwan Foundation exhibit, October 2000.
Chicago Southland, 2000.
Dorothy Berge Gallery, Belvo-Cushmore, September 2000.
"Coming of age in the sixties," by Hazel Belvo, undated.
Professional work, 2001.
The Bogliasco Foundation Fellowship Program, 2002.
"Drawing on the Collection," Minnesota Museum of American Art, 1999.
"In Reverence to the Old Ones: The Pines," Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery, Grand Marais, Minnesota, 1999.
Mahto Sapa Art Gallery, September 17, 1994.
Moorhead State University, 1996.
Minneapolis College of Art Design faculty exhibition, 1994, 1997-1998.
Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program (MAEP) proposal, 1998-1999.
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116.C.3.3B3Holy cow! press: Witch Tree book, 1990s.
North Shore exhibit, Doug Flanders Gallery, September 10, 1999.
Grand Marais Art Colony 50th Anniversary Celebration, 1997.
Gwenda Jay Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, 1997.
Exhibitions: Plymouth Church Group, 1997, 1999.
"Art and Nature," by Hazel Belvo, 1996.
Hazel Belvo-Marcia Cushmore, Plymouth Gallery Church, October 1996.
University of Minnesota, Compleat and Practical Scholar Program, 1996.
Rochester Art Center, 50th Anniversary Exhibition, July 12, 1996.
Minnesota Museum American Art, October 1, 1996.
Jerome travel and study grant, October 3,1994.
Many Colors Art Exhibition, 1994-1995.
Minneapolis College of Art and Design, September 1974.
Gustavus Adolphus Nobel Conference Exhibition, 1992 October-November.
St. Catherine's Torso exhibit proposal, Merle Jams-Hazel Belvo, November 22, 1993.
"Sacred roots" article, October 1994.
Clothes line project, undated.
Minnesota Historical Society lecture to Phil Fitzpatrick's class, July 27, 1991.
Steckleberg serigraph Spirt-tree: Fall, 1994.
Kindling the creative spirit, Plymouth symposium, October 1992.
University of Wisconsin River Falls five year Art Department review, prepared by Hazel Belvo, 1992.
Women's Art Registry of Minnesota (WARM) Mentor Program Exhibition, Macalester Gallery, 1991-1992.
Elizabeth Erickson-Hazel Belvo, Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program (MAEP) proposal, 1991-1992. 2 folders.
Minnesota State Arts Board sudden opportunity grant, 1991-1992.
Minneapolis College of Art and Design luncheon for women, April 22, 1992.
Minnesota State Arts Board Percent for Art in Public Places, 1990-1992.
"The Old juniper," undated.
Meyers-Briggs spa, 1983.
Elise Larose, 1989.
A.I.R. Gallery, New York, Minnesota Icons, 1989.
NYFAI/Women's Center for Learning, Work of the Spirit exhibition, 1988.
Alaska-ARC, 1990.
Bethel College, 1986-1987.
New Visions Gallery, Ithaca, New York, 1986-1987.
Mentor show, St. Kate's, 1986.
Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program (MAEP), April 1986.
Tweed Museum, March 19, 1986.
Women and the Creative Arts, February 20, 1988.
Women and Creativity workshop, November 20, 1988.
Margot Kriel letters to Hazel and George, 1987-1988.
Gallery 323, Duluth, Minnesota, September 1989.
Bundles Torsos Temples, proposal not accepted, February 1990.
Women of Wisdom, Women's Art Registry of Minnesota (WARM) Gallery, proposal not accepted, October 1989.
Macalester incident, 1989 April-May.
Art Educators of Minnesota, Brainerd, Minnesota, April 20, 1990.
"Art from Red Rock," by Margot Kriel, approximately 1988.
Information for book, late 1980s.
Art history glossaries, undated.
Paris, France, 2001. 2 folders.
Paris studio information, 2004-2005.
Paris apartment, 1998-1999.
Drawing faculty workshop, May 10-13, 1994.
Minneapolis College of Art and Design commencement speech, December 2000.
Professor Emeritus, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Hazel Belvo, May 1999.
Michael Bigger, sculptor, May 1999.
Adjunct professor, Hamline University, 1999 April-May.
Peter Zelle, glass artist, 1997-2000.
Geoff Mitchell, 1999.
MCAD benefits, January 3, 1994.
Meyers-Briggs (leadership), undated.
Sebring family, 1987-1988.
Drawing 1 and 2, 1996-1997.
"Reinvention of work," by Matthew Fox, 1977.
Plymouth Church, 1998-1999.
Introduction to drawing, Spring 1993.
John Slorp correspondence, 1997.
"On teaching," by Hazel Belvo, undated.
Kinji Akagawa, 1995.
Minneapolis College of Art and Design contracts, 1989-1999.
Minneapolis College of Art and Design application, 1989.
Minneapolis College of Art and Design faculty handbook, June 1994.
Minneapolis College of Art and Design faculty videodisc project, 1992.
Minneapolis College of Art and Design evaluation for faculty, 1986.
Hazelden, 1987-1988.
ACA Program, 1988.
Spider Woman, 1985.
"Making a professional life and an equalized relationship," by Judy Chicago, undated.
About teaching, 1980s.
Foundations course: Drawing, undated.
Belvo biography by Heidi Sontag, Augsburg College, 1985.
Madison rape trial, 1986.
National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1989.
Witch Tree photographs, undated.
Witch Tree Fund, 1988-1990.
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116.C.3.4F4Human relations and art interface, Thomas C. Slettehaugh, University of Minnesota, Spring 1973.
Color course, University of Minnesota, Studio Art, undated.
China-The Peoples Republic, 1985 April-May.
Project evaluations, University Without Walls (UWW), 1972-1985.
Four Corners workshop, 1980.
Women's Art Registry of Minnesota (WARM) Mentor Program, 1996-1998.
Minneapolis College of Art and Design Mentor Program, 2002.
Michael Dorris article, August 1997.
Busan Bacik-Hazel Belvo, Trucks=Trees, 1985.
Miscellaneous photographs, approximately 1970s.
Astrology readings and chart, 1993-1995.
Bush application, 2009.
Sivertson Gallery, 2008-2011.
Private Art, 2011.
Artful Décor Gallery, 2009-2011.
Grant opportunities information, 1986.
Equal Rights Amendment, undated.
Prints-good copies, undated.
Roman Verostko introduction to Art History, 1989.
Excluded Voices workshop, reading articles, Spring 1992.
Women's Art Institute, 2000s.
"Meditation on the Spirit Tree," Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery, Grand Marais, Minnesota, 1994 June-July.
Louise Nevelson sculpture, 1993-1994.
John Boler correspondence, 1996-1998.
Miriam Shapiro lecture, Minnesota Museum of American Art (MMAA), 2000.
Miriam Shapiro materials, 1985, 1994.
Nancy Azara correspondence, 1992-1999, 2008.
Judith Roode Exhibition, Weisman Art Museum, 2005.
Darla Bjork, 1989-2000.
Letters of recommendation, 1970s-1990s. 2 folders.
Salary information, accident-Belvo, 1996.
Grand opening of the National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, DC, February 2004.
Income tax, 1980.
St. Paul Academy, 1972-1985.
Includes salary information, contracts, letters, memoranda, and handbooks.
Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) income, 1997-1999.
Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) salary, 1996.
Minnesota Museum of American Art (MMAA), 2006-2007.
2420 Stevens mortgage, deed, etc., 1977-1983.
Women's Art Registry of Minnesota (WARM) Conference presentation, 1986-1987.
Includes long range planning documents, proposals for the WARM mentorship program, contact lists, various Committee roles, articles, and correspondence.
Women's Art Registry of Minnesota (WARM) correspondence, minutes, financial reports, and miscellany, 1983-1988.
Women's Art Registry of Minnesota (WARM) Conference, 1986-1987. 2 folders.
Handouts-organization, late 1980s.
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143.B.17.14F10Women's Arts Registry of Minnesota (WARM) Mentor Program, WARM journal, and clippings, 1986, 1991-1992.
"Northern Lights and Insights: A Look at the literary arts culture in Minnesota," produced by the Hennepin County Library, 1992.
"The Design process, visual presentation I: a beginning drawing course," by Hazel Belvo, approximately 1982.
Hazel Belvo - teaching, Fall 1989-Spring 1990.
Disassembled binder.
Hazel Belvo - teaching, senior seminar, Fall 1991.
Disassembled binder.
The Bunting Institute of Radcliffe College, Society of Institute Fellows, directory, 1990.
MCAD Gallery: Faculty Exhibition, October 25-January 5, 1992.
ICONS made in Minnesota, 1990.
Deep Woods: Concerning nature in contemporary painting, sculpture, and drawing, Tweed Museum, 1989.
Healing and Art, Schaefer Gallery, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minnesota, October 5-29, 1992.
Marcia Cushmore and Hazel Belvo exhibition flyers and guest book, Johnson Heritage Post Gallery, 2001 June-August.
Artist statement, letters, clippings, and exhibition flyers, undated, 1997, 2000, 2006, 2023.
Women's Arts Registry of Minnesota (WARM) Committee meeting minutes notebook, 1982-1984. 1 volume.
Women's Arts Registry of Minnesota (WARM) Mentor Program notebook, 1982-1984. 1 volume.
Rowan-painting and Rose Seminar notebook, 1980. 1 volume.
Mentor notebook, 1985-1986. 1 volume.
Afton Press, 2018-2020.
Hazel Belvo binder, Summer 1999.
Letters, photographs, and exhibition flyers, 1989-2019.
Sales and donations, 1992-2002.
George 96, 1995-2001.
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112.I.10.5B-111History of the Women's Art Registry of Minnesota (WARM) slide show, approximately 1983. 1 slide carousel.
"Women in the world: Visionaries and survivors," Hazel Belvo, and "Superior seascapes and spirits," Marcia Casey Cushmore, Duluth Art Institute, 2001.
Juxtaposition: Two Artists x Two Stories: Paintings by Hazel Belvo and Marcia Casey Cushmore, exhibition catalog, Douglas Flanders & Associates, 2023.
Love Drawing series:
"Polly and Anne," pigment print, 1972.
Exhibition flyer: Hazel Belvo: For Love, Minnesota Museum of American Art, November 4, 2023.
Love Drawings: Only for Love; Hazel Belvo, edited and with foreward by Jennifer Cayer, afterword by Laura Wertheim Joseph, Minnesota Museum of American Art, St. Paul, MN, 2023.
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InternetLecture at Grand Marais Art Colony, July 31, 1988. 1 master audio file (53 minutes, 44 seconds): WAV (271 MB) and 1 user audio file: MP3 (34.3 MB).
Lecture at Grand Marais Art Colony, July 31, 1988 Digital audio

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Business related records include: Belvo's writings, statements, and book materials; correspondence; information regarding her sabbaticals and residencies; professional profiles in publications; and additional information regarding exhibitions, teaching, and other projects.


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143.B.17.13B9Europe, 1997 May-June.
Rothko, undated.
Poems, questions, and miscellany, undated.
Drawing, F,1,2: Observation, Perspective Drawing I, Heads-II, undated.
To save! Hazel Belvo, undated, 2005, 2016.
Miscellaneous notes, resume, biographical information, clippings, and exhibit materials.
Hazel book original, 1999-2003.
Mostly miscellaneous email, notes, artist statement, and writings most likely accumulated for research purposes.
For record book professional, 1970s-2010s.
Note reads: "This information is for my books - teaching and work."
Belvo - about art, 2000s-2010s.
Belvo - correspondence, 1970s-2000s.
Writings - Hazel Belvo, 2000s-2010s.
Minnesota Woman's yearbook, 1984-1985.
Hazel Belvo's professional profile is featured on page 136.
Weisman Art Museum: WARM: 12 Artists of the Women's Arts Registry of Minnesota, June 9-September 17, 2006.
The garden painting, 1997.
Belvo teaching materials, 2000s.
1960s talk, RAIN Collective, 2008.
Fine arts mission statement 1989-1991.
Sabbatical activities, 1994-1998.
Profile of college regarding cut-back, 1995-1997.
Newspaper clippings, 1960s-1970s.
Making personal art book, 1995-1996.
New Exquisite Corpse Show, 1999, 2005-2006.
Center for the Arts, Vero Beach, Florida, 1997-1998.
Grand Marais Art Colony residency, April 2012.
Women: humor, 1995, 1997.
Bunting Institute International Women's Day, March 6-31, 1995 and 2007.
Gallery 408 on 12th Street, undated.
Paint: St. Mary's, 2005.
Women's Art Registry of Minnesota, 1970s-2000s.
Mostly clippings and exhibition materials.
Exhibition flyers, and invitations, articles, and miscellaneous photographs, undated, 1990, 1994, 2012, 2014.

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Expand/CollapseMENTOR FILES

Includes files related to the numerous students and artists Belvo mentored and collaborated with through her teaching and instruction at the St. Paul Academy and Summit School, the Women's Art Registry of Minnesota (WARM), the Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD), and the Grand Marais Art Colony. Mentor meeting notes, project proposals, exhibition materials, photographs, slides, press materials, and personal correspondence are generally included.


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116.C.3.5B5Elizabeth Erickson, MFA, 1997.
Merle Janis, 1994-1996.
Rose Curran, 1998.
Catherine Day, 1998.
Sharon Donovan, 1996, 1998.
Nancy Edwards, 1980-1990, 1998-1999. 2 folders.
Shirley Foster, 1998.
Doug Freeman, 1994, 1996.
Penee Arneson, 1990s.
Ricci Kealer, September 3, 1990.
Barbara Barnard, 1998.
Betsy Bowen, 1998.
Jane Borchers, 1994, 1998.
Hazel Belvo, undated.
Andrea Carlson, MFA, 2004-2007.
Cathy Carlson, 1993, 1998.
Jeanne Cowan, 1996, 1998.
Betsy Bowen, 2001.
Jennifer Nevitt, 2006.
Lyn Glenn, 2008.
Virginia Randolph Buiede, undated.
Marcia Cushmore, 1999-2002.
Medora Woods, July 8, 2001.
Sister Margaret Sculpture, 2002.
Jeff Krueger - Tree Project, December 15, 2001.
Gretchen Garner, 1986-1987, 1996, 2000-2001.
Lena Golden, 1997.
"The Art Spirit: Art From Within" A Group Show curated by Hazel Belvo, Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery, Grand Marais, Minnesota, 1998.
Card from Joan to Hazel and Marcia regarding Paris home, approximately 1992.
Temera Andersen, 1990, 1993, 1998.
Sister's Art Gale, art schools article, and "Dancing in the Circle" exhibition, A.R.C. Gallery, 1996, 2008.
Mary Tso, September 7, 2000.
Sera Markoff, 1999.
Thea Sanborn, 1995-1996.
Jane Lieber Mays, 1994-2007.
Eve Jensen, 1997.
Marcia Cushmore, mentor meetings, 2000s.
Nancy Azara, 1994.
Carol Salmanson, 2007.
Renee Nordstrom, 1993-2003.
Peter Truran, 2008.
Gloria Adrian, 1994. 2 folders.
Jody Stadler, 2000-2010.
Gloria Adrian, 1996-2013.
Patricia DeVries, 1998-2006.
Rosemary Hultman, 2011-2012.
Joyce Yamamoto, 1991, 1999-2009.
Artist cards, 1986, 1997-1998.
Art brochures, 1960s-1990s.
Elizabeth Erickson, 1981-1983, 1997-1998, 2001.
Tom Fisher, April 28, 1988.
Faith Wilding, 1988.
Women artists, 1960s-1990s.
Krista Walsh, 1980s-2000s.
Dadi Wirz and Krassimira Drenska, 1980s-2000s. 2 folders.
Amy ZaiKaner, 1978-1986.
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116.K.4.11B6Sally Metcalfe, 1966, 1972-1979, 1996-1999.
Cynthia Morgan, 1991-1992.
Luann Nathan, 1960s-1990s.
Julia Nauman-Peter, 1980s-1997.
Judith Onofrio, 1990.
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, 1983, 1986, 1992, 1997.
Joanne Hart, 1986-2002.
Nancy Helfant, 1970-2002.
Arnold Jolles, 2000-2001.
Sally Brown, 1983-1986, 1995-1997.
Percy Chester, 1983-1986, 1995-1997.
Lynne Dablow, 1989-1999.
Eleanor Doerman, 1984-1991.
Joan Drury, Spinsters Ink, 1996-1997, 2001.
Nancy Edwards: thesis - book - chapter - University of Minnesota, December 1999.
Denisea Elsola, 1985-1989, 1996-1997, 2000s.
Elizabeth Erickson, 1980s-2010s.
Jane Borchers, 1991.
Jim Guest, 1997.
Laura Heit, 1998.
Connie Herring, 1998-2003.
Rosemary Hultman, 1998.
Merle Janis, undated.
Eve Jensen, 1996-2001.
Michael Joo, 1993-1997.
Susan Kirkham, undated.
Chris Lowe, 2001-2002.
Wendy Lubovich, 2000-2002.
Lena Golden, undated.
Jane Mays Lieber, 2003-2007.
Katherine Tilton, 1998, 2005.
Elizabeth Tremante, 1996-1997.
Jo Wood, undated.
Marianna Trott, 2001.
Medora Woods, July 8, 2001.
Jan Sivertson, 1986, 2000.
Bridget Shanley, 1998-1999.
Spider Women, approximately 1993.
Maggie O'Connell Nolte, 1998.
Sandi Pillsbury, 1996-2004.
Diane Rath, 1996, 1998.
Nik Reti, 2003.
Jerry Riach, 2003-2006.
Rosemary Riskin, undated.
Thea Sanborn, approximately 1998.
Clara Safrasa, approximately 1998.
Lynn Speaker, 1999-2004. 2 folders.
Jane Mays Lieber, 1980s-2002. 2 folders.
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116.K.4.12F7Kate Meyers, 1998.
Roberta Miles, 2001, 2003, 2006.
Mikaelah Morocco, 1998-2003.
Andrea Nasset, 2001.
Beth Peck, 2007.
Lisa Phelps-Havelin, metalsmith, 2000.
Dianne Meixner, November 9, 1999.
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116.K.4.13B8Correspondence Hazel Belvo, 2007-2020.
Linda Campbell, 2017-2019.
Lynn Speaker, 2017.
Mentored with Hazel Belvo at the Grand Marais Art Colony, 2013-2014, 2017.
Anne Baker Parker, 2012-2018.
Paula Barkmeier, 2018.
Carolyn Brunnell, 2012-2016.
Kim Dayton, 2014-2018.
Denisea Elsola, 2017-2018.
Pam Lifson, 2010-2018.
Tori Jensen, May 15, 2018.
Jane Johnson, 2015-2019.
Kathleen McKay, 2013-2019.
Joan Malkerson, 2013-2019.
Sally Nystrom, 2008-2019.
Kyle Renell, 2017, 2021.
Liz Seaton, 2016-2018.
Jerry Riach, 2008-2016.
Grand Marais Art Colony catalog, 2017.
Connie Herring, 2017-2018.
Sandi Pillsbury-Gredsens, 2007-2016.
Susan Bacik, 1980-2001.
J.D. Sale (June Massey - 71-77), 1970-1998, 2008.
Barbara Seprenant, undated, 1972, 1985.
Grand Marias Art Colony - contracts, 1970s-2016.
Carole Anne Jones, 1973-2002.
Belvo - grandchildren, undated, 1981, 1996.
Letters from students, 1990s, 2008.
Jack Rushing, 2010-2014.
Correspondence Belvo, undated, 2011, 2015, 2018.
Dan and Aaliya Belvo, 2007-2010.
Art history course test and notes, 1974.
Belvo - miscellaneous, 1970s-2010s.

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Expand/CollapseGEORGE MORRISON FILES

Includes personal letters, photographs, interviews, and materials related to George Morrison's career and legacy.


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116.K.4.12F7Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI), Spring Symposium, May 6-7, 2005.
George Morrison stories and interviews, undated, 1986.
Totem projects, 1996.
Morrison collection and sales by Hazel Belvo, 1993-2000.
George's work-people places, 2000.
Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) exhibition, 2003-2005. 2 folders.
Eiteljorg Museum, 1999-2001.
John A. Boler, American Indian and Western Art, 1998.
Art appraisal information regarding various pieces of artwork by George Morrison.
George Morrison letters and photographs, 1960s-2000. 4 folders.
George Morrison Commemorative Forever stamps, First Day Issue Dedication Ceremony, Grand Portage, Minnesota, invitation, April 22, 2022.
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143.B.17.13B9Business cards and contacts.
Titles, work descriptions, and works sold cards, 1970s-1990s.
Contacts cards, notes of works, and orders.
Condolence letters to Hazel Belvo following George Morrison's death, 2000 April-May. 2 folders.
Miscellaneous letters and contact cards, undated, 1987, 1990s.
Grand Portage Foundation description and 60th Birthday Celebration, 1979.
Witch Tree exhibition, Belvo works, and Morrison articles, 1991-1994.
In memory of Mary M. (Morrison) Dahmen, 2001.
Divorce process, ended August 10, 1993.
George Morrison: list of owners, interviews, appreciations, artist statement, etc., 1980s.
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143.B.17.14F10George's catalog, late 1980s.
Financial statement, 1980-1981.
George Morrison: Horizon Paintings and Lake Superior landscapes, 1980-1987.
Includes business correspondence, works sold and checklist for the Horizon Paintings series, color slides, and artist statements.
Castleman's disease, 1983, 1985.
Includes various articles regarding Castleman's disease.
George Morrison Horizon Paintings catalog, 1980s. 2 folders.
George Morrison scholarship, Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD), 2000 May-July.
George Morrison catalogs, originals, 1980s.
Newspaper clippings, 1984-1985.
Morrison scholarship, MCAD, 2002-2007. 2 folders.
George - book, Margot Galt, 1996 January-February.
Red Rock studio, 1985-1988.
Insurance - Red Rock, 1984-1985.
George's drawings, 1970s-1980s.
Calendar, 1988.
Retirement papers: Morrison - Belvo, 1977-1986.

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116.K.4.12F7National Art Education Association (NAEA) National Convention, Minneapolis, 2009.
Women's Congress for future generations, 2017.
"Axe of creation," by Helen Duberstein, 1980.
Miscellaneous exhibition and auction catalogs, 1980s-2000s. 3 folders.
The Minnesota Artist Exhibition Program, 10th Anniversary, 1985.

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116.K.4.13B8Centerville High School transcripts, 1948-1952.
Credits and transcripts, further education, 1980s.
Resume, 1989.
Vitae appendix, undated.
Front page, 1 page vitae, approximately 1994.
Back to back, 1 page vitae, approximately 1991.
Art philosophy, Belvo, undated.
Biographical data, Belvo, undated.
Resume originals, 1984.
Curriculum vitae, 1984.
Belvo resume, 1989.
Belvo resume, 2000.
Vitae 5-6 appendix, early 1980s. 2 folders.
1 page resume, 1996.
Newspaper articles, 1980s.
Reviews, 1981.
Graduate school transcripts, receipts, and information, undated, 1976-1981.
Undergraduate thesis and other interfiled exhibition materials, approximately 1973-1976. 1 volume.

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112.I.10.5B-111Guestbook (at church), 1970-1980. 1 volume.
Guestbook that Hazel Belvo and George Morrison kept for events at their home in St. Paul, Minnesota, which was a church that they converted into a studio and home.

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Expand/CollapseRELATED MATERIALS

The George Morrison papers are also in the Minnesota Historical Society manuscripts collections.

Additional photographs of Belvo's artwork and family can be found on the Minnesota Historical Society's Collections Online database.

Organizational records of the Women's Art Registry of Minnesota are also in the Minnesota Historical Society manuscripts collections.

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Expand/CollapseCATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:
Art -- Study and teaching.
Art teachers -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis.
Women artisans -- Minnesota.
Women artists -- Minnesota.
Women painters -- Minnesota.
Feminism and art -- Minnesota.
Persons:
Cushmore, Marcia, author.
Morrison, George, 1919-2000, author.
Erickson, Elizabeth, author.
Kriel, Margot, author.
Slorp, John, author.
Boler, John, author.
Azara, Nancy J., 1939-, author.
Hart, Joanne, author.
Organizations:
Grand Marais Art Colony (Grand Marais, Minn.)
Minneapolis College of Art and Design, author.
Women's Art Registry of Minnesota, author.
Dayton Art Institute.
St. Paul Academy and Summit School (Saint Paul, Minn.)
Document Types:
Exhibition catalogs.
Photographs.
Color slides.
Sound recordings.

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