The Handicraft Guild was an organization central to Arts and Crafts movement active in

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, United States, from 1904 to 1918. The Handicraft guild was founded, led, and staffed primarily by women, making it historically significant to women's art movements nationwide. In addition to creating stone and metal art works, the Guild was an egalitarian school with the mission " ogive authoritative instruction in design and its solution in terms of materials; also to furnish complete training for students desirous of becoming Craftsmen, Designers and Teachers." Its pupils included

Grant Wood Grant DeVolson Wood (February 13, 1891 February 12, 1942) was an American painter and representative of Regionalism, best known for his paintings depicting the rural American Midwest. He is particularly well known for '' American Gothic'' (193 ...

. The Handicraft Guild was revived after the turn of the 21st century and is a leading influence on the

Arts in Minneapolis Minneapolis is the largest city in the US state of Minnesota, and the county seat of Hennepin County. Minneapolitans support a dozen large art, cultural, science, and historical museums alongside smaller galleries and museums, four large ballet ...

. The

Handicraft Guild Building The Handicraft Guild Building is located at 89 10th Street South, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. It was designed in 1907 by architect William Channing Whitney in the Georgian Revival/ Arts & Crafts style to house The Handicraft Guild. A ...

is located at 89 10th Street South, Minneapolis, Minnesota and still stands today thanks to the efforts of the

Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission Minneapolis () is the largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County. The city is abundant in water, with thirteen lakes, wetlands, the Mississippi River, creeks and waterfalls. Minneapolis has its origins ...

. The building is now part of the City Lights Apartments high rise and is used as a brewpub. Correspondence, photographs, and general research about topics, organizations, and individuals involved in or associated with the Handicraft Guild of Minneapolis are held by the

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External links

The Handicraft Guild Building - Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission

Handicraft Guild on Placeography.org

Slideshow - What does it look like?

Handicraft Guild Addition on Placeography.org

Slideshow -What does it look like?

The Handicraft Guild Art Collective 2015

Development proposal 2015

References

{{reflist Arts and Crafts movement Arts organizations based in Minneapolis History of Minneapolis Arts organizations established in the 1900s Arts organizations disestablished in the 20th century 1904 establishments in Minnesota 1918 disestablishments in Minnesota