Koehler, Robert (1850–1917)
Bibliography
“Art Students at Koehler Funeral: Institute Directors and Officers Attend Rites of Former Director.” Minneapolis Journal, April 25, 1917.
Brooks, Edmund. Exhibition of Recent Paintings by Robert Koehler: October Sixteenth to Thirty-first, 1916, at the Gallery of Edmund D. Brooks, 89 Tenth Street South. Minneapolis: The Gallery, 1916.
Coen, Rena Neumann. Painting and Sculpture in Minnesota, 1820–1914. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1976.
Conforti, Michael. Minnesota 1900: Art and Life on the Upper Mississippi, 1890–1915. Newark, DE: University of Delaware Press, 1994.
“Cubists Condemned by Clergyman and Praised by Artist.” Minneapolis Journal, April 12, 1913.
Dennis, James M. Robert Koehler’s The Strike: The Improbable Story of an Iconic 1886 Painting of Labor Protest. Madison, WI: The University of Wisconsin Press, 2011.
Gale and related families papers, 1753–2013 (bulk 1813–1998)
Manuscripts Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul
http://www2.mnhs.org/library/findaids/00319.xml
Description: The collection includes correspondence, printed materials, programs, financial statements, reports, and newspaper clippings documenting the activities of attorney Edward C. Gale, including his work on behalf of the Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts.
Flagg, Harriet S. “Robert Koehler.” Minneapolis Journal, April 28, 1917.
Folwell, William Watts. “A Timely Suggestion.” Minneapolis Journal, December 8, 1900.
Gale, Harlow. Robert Koehler and the Art League. [Minneapolis]: N.p., 1917.
John S. Bradstreet & Co. Exhibition and Sale of Paintings, Drawings, and Etchings, the Works of Robert Koehler: Held at the Art Rooms of John S. Bradstreet & Co. Minneapolis: The Company, 1900.
“Koehler Funeral Set for Tomorrow: Minneapolis School of Art to Remain Closed as Mark of Respect.” Minneapolis Journal, April 24, 1917.
Minneapolis Institute of Art. Rainy Evening on Hennepin Avenue.
http://collections.artsmia.org/art/303/rainy-evening-on-hennepin-avenue-robert-koehler
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Pamphlets Relating to Artists in Minnesota, 1890–
Pamphlet Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul
Description: Pamphlets and printed ephemera relating to the biography and works of Minnesota artists, including Robert Koehler.
“Robert Koehler, Art Teacher, Drops Dead.” Minneapolis Morning Tribune, April 24, 1917.
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Robert Koehler correspondence, 1888–1927
Microfilm Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul
Description: Correspondence (mostly 1888–1890) relating to Koehler’s The Strike, a painting depicting industrial conflict. Most of the letters deal with Koehler’s efforts to withdraw the painting from the exhibition and replace it with the original sketch for the canvas so that it could be purchased for a Milwaukee art gallery.
Chronology
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Bibliography
“Art Students at Koehler Funeral: Institute Directors and Officers Attend Rites of Former Director.” Minneapolis Journal, April 25, 1917.
Brooks, Edmund. Exhibition of Recent Paintings by Robert Koehler: October Sixteenth to Thirty-first, 1916, at the Gallery of Edmund D. Brooks, 89 Tenth Street South. Minneapolis: The Gallery, 1916.
Coen, Rena Neumann. Painting and Sculpture in Minnesota, 1820–1914. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1976.
Conforti, Michael. Minnesota 1900: Art and Life on the Upper Mississippi, 1890–1915. Newark, DE: University of Delaware Press, 1994.
“Cubists Condemned by Clergyman and Praised by Artist.” Minneapolis Journal, April 12, 1913.
Dennis, James M. Robert Koehler’s The Strike: The Improbable Story of an Iconic 1886 Painting of Labor Protest. Madison, WI: The University of Wisconsin Press, 2011.
Gale and related families papers, 1753–2013 (bulk 1813–1998)
Manuscripts Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul
http://www2.mnhs.org/library/findaids/00319.xml
Description: The collection includes correspondence, printed materials, programs, financial statements, reports, and newspaper clippings documenting the activities of attorney Edward C. Gale, including his work on behalf of the Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts.
Flagg, Harriet S. “Robert Koehler.” Minneapolis Journal, April 28, 1917.
Folwell, William Watts. “A Timely Suggestion.” Minneapolis Journal, December 8, 1900.
Gale, Harlow. Robert Koehler and the Art League. [Minneapolis]: N.p., 1917.
John S. Bradstreet & Co. Exhibition and Sale of Paintings, Drawings, and Etchings, the Works of Robert Koehler: Held at the Art Rooms of John S. Bradstreet & Co. Minneapolis: The Company, 1900.
“Koehler Funeral Set for Tomorrow: Minneapolis School of Art to Remain Closed as Mark of Respect.” Minneapolis Journal, April 24, 1917.
Minneapolis Institute of Art. Rainy Evening on Hennepin Avenue.
http://collections.artsmia.org/art/303/rainy-evening-on-hennepin-avenue-robert-koehler
N6537
Pamphlets Relating to Artists in Minnesota, 1890–
Pamphlet Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul
Description: Pamphlets and printed ephemera relating to the biography and works of Minnesota artists, including Robert Koehler.
“Robert Koehler, Art Teacher, Drops Dead.” Minneapolis Morning Tribune, April 24, 1917.
M512
Robert Koehler correspondence, 1888–1927
Microfilm Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul
Description: Correspondence (mostly 1888–1890) relating to Koehler’s The Strike, a painting depicting industrial conflict. Most of the letters deal with Koehler’s efforts to withdraw the painting from the exhibition and replace it with the original sketch for the canvas so that it could be purchased for a Milwaukee art gallery.