Collecting pieces of Minnesota's past for the future
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The Minnesota Historical Society preserves and makes available a wide range of materials chronicling Minnesota's history and culture. The goals of the Collections Department are to collect and preserve; provide access and interpretation; and engage in education and outreach. This blog is a tool to share these stories and let people know what is happening in the department.
Maria Sanford Model
This is a plaster model for a life-size bronze portrait of Maria Sanford, made by Evelyn Raymond, circa 1958.
Evelyn Raymond was a sculptor from Duluth; Maria Louise Sanford was a professor of rhetoric and elocution at the University of Minnesota from 1880 to 1909.
The life-size bronze version of the state was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection in 1958.