COMPAS ARTSWORK PROGRAM:

An Inventory of Its Somewhere in St Paul: Mount Airy Capitol Heights and Frogtown Photograph Collection at the Minnesota Historical Society

Sound and Visual Collection

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Creator: COMPAS (Organization). ArtsWork Program.
Title:Somewhere in St Paul: Mount Airy, Capitol Heights, and Frogtown photograph collection.
Dates:2005.
Abstract: Photographs created by apprentice artists from the COMPAS ArtsWork Program, focusing on residents living in the three communities around the St. Paul State Capitol: Mount Airy, Capitol Heights, and Frogtown.
Quantity:34 photoprints : black and white ; 8x10 in.
Location: I.365: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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The COMPAS ArtsWork Program employs youths ages 14-21 to work as artists during the summer. Mentors and sponsors provide project ideas and guidance to the artists. Six apprentice artists from the COMPAS ArtsWork Program worked with photographer and educator Walter Griffin for six weeks during the summer of 2005. Their photographs and the photographs of their mentor are included in this collection and were featured in an exhibit at the Minnesota History Center from July 28-August 18, 2005.


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Expand/CollapseARRANGEMENT

The collection is organized into photographer series:

Adam Weiss
Amanda Coen
Mai Youa Moua
Chi Chi Obi
Maxwell Collins
Sam Finkelstein
Walter Griffin


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Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. COMPAS (Organization). ArtsWork Program. Somewhere in St Paul: Mount Airy Capitol Heights and Frogtown Photograph Collection. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: AV2005.82

Processing Information:

Processed by: Jennifer Huebscher, November 2008

Catalog ID number: 990067247130104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Expand/CollapseADAM WEISS

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I.365.1Lagoon Vietnamese Restaurant, 542 Rice Street, Frogtown, St. Paul.
Lagoon Vietnamese Restaurant, 542 Rice Street, Frogtown, St. Paul. Digital version
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I.365.2Hmong family visiting relatives, Mount Airy Homes.
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I.365.3Mail carrier, Frogtown.
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I.365.4Capitol City Meats employee.
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I.365.5Thomas Koran in military beret.

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Expand/CollapseAMANDA COEN

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I.365.6Children with bikes on Charles Street, Frogtown.
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I.365.7International market, Frogtown.
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I.365.8Residents outside Mount Airy housing complex, St. Paul.
Residents outside Mount Airy housing complex, St. Paul Digital version
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I.365.9Mount Airy housing complex.
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I.365.10Advertisement for Jax Manufacturing Company, 253 East Fourth Street, St. Paul.

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Expand/CollapseMAI YOUA MOUA

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I.365.11Vietnamese family in front of their Mount Airy home.
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I.365.12Resident of Mount Airy housing complex.
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I.365.13Residents of Mount Airy housing complex.
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I.365.14Residents of Frogtown.
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I.365.15Residents of Frogtown, St. Paul.
Residents of Frogtown, St. Paul. Digital version

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Expand/CollapseCHI CHI OBI

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I.365.16Man on porch.
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I.365.17Girls playing on slide at park in St. Paul.
Girls playing on slide at park in St. Paul. Digital version
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I.365.18Women reading.
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I.365.19Man in front of his car.
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I.365.20Girl with bottle.

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Expand/CollapseMAXWELL COLLINS

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I.365.21Man on porch.
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I.365.22View of downtown St. Paul.
View of downtown St. Paul. Digital version
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I.365.23Man walking on sidewalk.
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I.365.24Rocker on front porch.
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I.365.25Girl with backpack at desk.

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Expand/CollapseSAM FINKELSTEIN

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I.365.26Men fixing car with hood up.
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I.365.27Laid off woman in front of State Capitol with sign, St. Paul.
Laid off woman in front of State Capitol with sign, St. Paul. Digital version
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I.365.28DJ with turntable, downtown St. Paul.
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I.365.29Boy with skateboard in parking lot.
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I.365.30Spec Mix silo and pallets.

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Expand/CollapseWALTER GRIFFIN

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I.365.31Man and woman smiling.
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I.365.32Woman with her children.
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I.365.33Photographers chatting with man.
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I.365.34Two men, one with leg cast and crutches, on porch in.

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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.

Persons:
Coen, Amanda, photographer.
Collins, Maxwell, photographer.
Finkelstein, Sam, photographer.
Griffin, Walter, photographer.
Mai, Youa Moua, photographer.
Obi, Chi Chi, photographer.
Weiss, Adam, photographer.
Places:
Capitol Area (Saint Paul, Minn.) -- Photographs.
Frogtown (Saint Paul, Minn.) -- Photographs.
Mount Airy Community (Saint Paul, Minn.) -- Photographs.
Saint Paul (Minn.) -- Photographs.
Document Types:
Photographs.

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