St. Olaf Archives art collection ➔ The Adventures of Clemens Matthew Granskou from 1895 to 1945


Art
Creation: likely 1945 Single
1 items
Large white paper artwork, with calligraphy on one side that reads, "THE ADVENTURES OF | CLEMENS | MATTHEW | GRANSKOU | FROM 1895 | TO 1945 | + | HAPPY BIRTHDAY | FROM THE ST. OLAF | FAMILY". The other side features a drawn timeline of Granskou's life, likely in watercolor, with the markers "1895", "1917", "WORLD WAR I", "1921", "1921", "1921-1927", "1927-1932", and "1932-1943". It is titled "1895 - 1945 | The Adventures of: Clemens M. | Granskou" in what appears to be charcoal. The paper exhibits tears, a taped area, and some markings.
Archives Work Area ➔ 250J
Archives Work Area ➔ 250G
This artwork is composed of calligraphy and likely watercolor and charcoal. Clemens M. Granskou graduated from the College in 1917. He served as President of Saint Olaf College from 1943 until 1963.

Granskou, Clemens, 1895-1977 (related)
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