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Lundahl exhibit features landscapes and the 'everyday'
WVIK interviews Claire Kovacs, director of the Augustana Teaching Museum of Art, about "A Place Called Home: Frank Lundahl and the Quad Cities" on display through Feb. 12. Lundahl made a living painting interior murals, but the exhibit includes paintings Lundahl created for himself.
Newspapers
The Swenson Center has a sizeable collection of Swedish-American and Swedish-Canadian newspapers online, in print, and on microfilm.
'Frank Lundahl and the Quad Cities' Nov. 18-Feb.12
The Augustana Teaching Museum of Art will present work by a local artist in "A Place Called Home: Frank Lundahl and the Quad Cities" Nov. 18, 2015–Feb. 12, 2016. Lundahl (1858-1932) was a Swedish-American artist born in Rock Island. A painter of interior murals by trade, his works in Augustana's collection focus on the world around him, calling attention to the everyday beauty of the region.
Name Indexes, Pt 2
Name indexes to brief bios of Swedish-Americans from books on California, Illinois, Iowa, Texas, and Washington.
Organization and Lodge Records
An index to the Swedish-American organization and lodge records available at the Swenson Center.
Church Records
A listing of Swedish-American and Swedish-Canadian church records on microfilm held at the Swenson Center.
Trio repeats as athletic/academic champs
Three student-athletes remain on top in their sport and studies — Charlotte Frere ’26, Charlotte Newport ’25 and Ocean Akau ’25. All three are repeat Academic All-American honorees, a feat achieved by only a few Vikings through the years.