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60 Years, 60 Works

Virtual Gallery Now Open!
We’re very proud to present 60 Years, 60 Works! With The Rourke's 60th Anniversary coming up this summer, our director and staff selected Permanent Collections artwork representing each year of our organization's existence. This sprawling exhibition is on view throughout the Second Level of the museum.

The Works

On view 17 January - 1 March 2020 in the Main Gallery, the Gustavian Gallery, and the Katherine Kilbourne Burgum Gallery.
Elizabeth Strand, "Blue Landscape," 1960; watercolor, ink
Cyrus M. Running, "First Snow," 1961; encaustic
Fred A. Helmeke, "Prairie Road (Stray Sheep)," 1962; oil on canvas
Paul Allen, "Atomic Atoll," 1963; intaglio
James VerDoorn, "Two Moons," 1964; oil on canvas
Jack Youngquist, "At the Bouquet," 1965; oil on canvas
David Parsons, "Dreaming about Food," 1966; charcoal, watercolor
Winfield Johnson, "Hayrake," 1967; photograph
George Pfeifer, "Hill 875," 1968; acrylic on canvas
Arnold Favella, "Meatba," 1969; acrylic, enamel on canvas
Robert A. Nelson, "Raygun," 1970; oil, graphite, collage on canvas, fluorescent light
Thomas Macaulay, "Ice Cream Cone (Self-Portrait)," 1971; plastic, sunglasses, ice cream cone
Gordon Mortensen, "Marshes," 1972; reduction woodcut
Philip J. Thompson, "St. Michael," 1973; acrylic, copper on wood
Cameron Booth, "Two Hunters," 1974; oil on canvas
Catherine Mulligan, "Heritage Water Box," 1975; resin, plexiglas
Gail Kendall, "Wedding Goblet," 1976; ceramic
T. Hunter Strand, "Self Portrait," 1977; color photograph
Fred Scheel, "Cathedral, Falaise, Normandy, France," 1978; photograph
Terence Larson, "War Bird Chained Again," 1979; welded steel
George Pfeifer, "August," 1980; lithograph
Jackie McElroy, "Balloons #4 - Tethered," 1981; screen print
Earl Linderman, "Dance with Me Tonight," 1982; pastel
Brian Paulsen, "Party Crackers," 1983; watercolor
Steve Glazer, "Tackle Box #12," 1984; ceramic
Fritz Scholder, "Mystery Woman with Green Mask," 1985; bronze
Luis Jiménez, "Coscolina con Muerte," 1986; lithograph
Orland J. Rourke, "Artist Incognito - Masquerading as a Cat Warrior," 1987; mixed media
Debborah Richert, "Gabriel," 1988; bronze
Deborahmae Broad, "High Haven," 1989; wood engraving
Erik Budd, "House Series II: Pink Cow," 1990; acrylic on panel
Jean Gumpper, "In the Landscape," 1991; color woodcut
Robyn McDaniels Stoutenberg, "Oscar Takes Larry to the Moon," 1992; photograph
Keri Pickett, "Krissa," 1993; photograph
Jonathan Twingley, "Bikini Amelia" & "Icarus Thinks About Flying," 1994; diptych - pencil, gesso collage
Richard Gruchalla, "I'll Watch the Water, Sentinel for the Lakes," 1995; raku fired ceramic, lake stones
Duane Mickelson, "Woodland Creature, The Skeptic," 1996; steel, found wood
John Scott Postovit, "Midnight Frolic," 1997; pastel
Erich Zumbrunnen, "Untitled 2 (Reclining Chair)," 1998; homosote, found materials
Charles Halling, "Teapot," 1999; ceramic
Deborah Gerling, "Annie Rexic: A Reality Doll," 2000; polychrome wood
Jerry Rudquist, "Chaos / Fovarkoya," 2001; acrylic, charcoal
Brant Moorefield, "Dream (The Shark)," 2002; oil on canvas
Aaron Holz, "Parker," 2003; resin on panel
Carl Oltvedt, "Afternoon Light (Humphrey House)," 2004; oil on paper
Don Myhre, "Good Jim, Bad Jim," 2005; painted bronze
Zhimin Guan, "Zhimin Painting," 2006; oil on canvas
William Charles Harbort, "Running from Alexander," 2007; mixed media
Brad Bachmeier, "Canonization of Pottery Shrine," 2008; ceramic
Lois Wiederrecht-Finke, "Self-Portrait, Scholder Style," 2009; foil imaging, collage
Deb Wallwork, "Itasca," 2010; photograph
Jeff Weispfenning, "The Devil Made Me Do It," 2011; oil on canvas
Jonathan Rutter, "Home is Where You Start From," 2012; oil on canvas
Annette DuBord, "As Long As It's Not a Bill," 2013; lithograph, collage
Jessica Matson-Fluto, "Rift," 2014; oil on canvas
LeRoy Aasland, "Moonstruck," 2015; acrylic on canvas
Ben Rheault, "Enantiodromia I," 2016; oil on canvas
Mitchel Scott Hoffart, "Resist Sisters," 2017; mixed media
Amy Sands, "Revolution XLVI," 2018; mixed media
Shane Balkowitsch, "Five Generations of Yellowbirds," 2019; ambrotype
Exhibitions and operations are supported in part by the generous support of the following regional, state, and local entities:
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This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
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Operation support is provided in part by
​the FM Area Foundation.

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This activity is funded by The Arts Partnership,
with support from the Cities of Fargo, Moorhead and West Fargo.

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      • Charlie Thysell
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      • Wayne Gudmundson
      • The 62nd Midwestern
      • Tri-College Sculpture
      • Philip J. Thompson
      • Eric A. Johnson
      • James T. O'Rourke
      • Cyrus M. Running
      • Robert A. Nelson
      • Charles Beck
      • Thysell Linocuts
      • Deborahmae Broad
      • Ben Rheault
      • 60 Years, 60 Works
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      • Three-Layer Linoleum Cut - Virtual Class
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      • Intro to Collage - Virtual Class
      • Wheat Paste - Virtual Class
      • Plexiglas Drypoint - Virtual Class
      • Instant Books - Virtual Class
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