Documenting the History of Minnesota Comics

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,749
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Start Date
December 2010
End Date
June 2011
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Fifteen Minnesota cartoonists were interviewed, recorded and the recordings transcribed for an oral history project conducted by the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Interviewees were selected to represent the history of cartooning in Minnesota from the 1940's to 2011. They were also chosen to demonstrate the great variety within the artistic field of comics ranging from newspaper editorial, to political and educational commentary, to mainstream superhero and alternative artists and the role of Minnesota in the education of comic artists. The written transcripts are housed at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design library. The interviews were also to be posted on the web site by late summer, 2011.

Project Details
To document in 15 interviews Minnesota's cartoonists' community
Legal Citation / Subdivision
LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants
Appropriation Language

(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.

2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,749
Other Funds Leveraged
$3,000
Project Manager
Salutation
Ms.
First Name
Barbara
Last Name
Schulz
Street Address
2501 Stevens Avenue
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55404
Administered By
Administered by
Location

345 W. Kellogg Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55155

Phone
651-259-3000