Faribault in Rice County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Faribault's Talented Artisans

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, September 3, 2022

1. Faribault's Talented Artisans Marker (left panel)

Inscription.
Grace McKinstry
McKinstry (center) was the daughter of a pioneer Faribault newspaperman and studied at Shattuck-St. Mary's, the Mpls. and Chicago Institutes of Art, and in Paris with Raphael Collin. Grace became an internationally-known portrait painter and her art is held in public collections in the U.S. and abroad.

Woodcarvers
Two renowned artists, Ivan Whillock (left), and Marvin Kaisersatt (right), call Faribault home. Whillock studied with masters Angel Lillo, and Eduardo Gutierrez. Kaisersatt trained under Whillock and set his own course, gaining fame as a carver of caricature figures.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education • Women.

Location. 44° 17.556′ N, 93° 16.092′ W. Marker is in Faribault, Minnesota, in Rice County. Marker is at the intersection of Central Avenue North and 2nd Street Northeast, on the left when traveling south on Central Avenue North. Marker is mounted on a bench at the northeast corner of the intersection. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 201 Central Avenue North, Faribault MN 55021, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Buckham Memorial Library (here, next to this marker); Bishop Whipple & St. Mary's School for Girls

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(a few steps from this marker); Faribault: Home of the Tilt-A-Whirl (within shouting distance of this marker); Tilt-A-Whirl (within shouting distance of this marker); Farmer Seed & Nursery 1888 (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pirkl Implement (about 400 feet away); Community CO-OP (about 400 feet away); Brand Nursery of Faribault (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Faribault.

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1. Grace McKinstry.

Grace Emmajean McKinstry was born in Fredonia, NY on Feb. 11, 1857. McKinstry grew up in Faribault, MN. From the Minneapolis School of Art she studied at the Art Students League in NYC, Art Institute of Chicago, and in Paris at Academies Julian and Colarossi. While maintaining a studio in her home in Faribault, she traveled widely in the U.S.

(Submitted on December 14, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. Ivan Whillock.

I began teaching carving classes at the Faribault Art Center in 1974. In a few years the classes were attracting students nationally. Now students from every state of the US and many parts
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, September 3, 2022

2. Faribault’s Talented Artisans Marker (right panel)
of Canada have attended my classes. I was commissioned to do a series of carvings for St. Martin's Episcopal Church, (Fairmont, Minnesota) in 1974. Now I have carvings all over the United States and in many countries abroad.

(Submitted on December 14, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

3. Marv Kaisersatt.

After high school in Montgomery, MN, Kaisersatt graduated from St. John's University in Collegeville, MN with a degree in Mathematics. He began wood carving seriously in 1976 during a teacher's strike. A caricature carver, he specializes in carving multi-figure scenes from a single block of basswood. Pieces take on a sculptural quality through the interplay of mass and space. The carvings are finished with sealer, but not varnished, and presented either without color, or with a hand-painted, detailed, watercolor finish and then waxed.

(Submitted on December 14, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Marker detail: Grace McKinstry image. Click for full size.

3. Marker detail: Grace McKinstry

Marker detail: Ivan Whillock image. Click for full size.

4. Marker detail: Ivan Whillock

Marker detail: Marvin Kaisersatt image. Click for full size.

5. Marker detail: Marvin Kaisersatt

Faribault's Talented Artisans Bench image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, September 3, 2022

6. Faribault's Talented Artisans Bench

(looking southeast along 2nd Street Northeast from Central Avenue North)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 14, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 13, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 92 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on December 14, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.