This is a vintage 1960s gallery brochure for Clara Mairs artwork, right after her death in 1963.

A bit of American modernism from a Minnesota pioneer.A unique litho printed invitation from the Kramer Gallery in St. Paul, Minnesota.Charming dancing performing dogs.Title: Dogs (4/20).

'Final sale of all remaining watercolors, drawings, prints, oils from the studio of the late Clara Mairs'.Kramer Gallery. Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Not an original signature --it is printed.This particular piece is at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.

SIZE: 8 1/2" x 11" when opened.

Clara Gardner Mairs (1878 - 1963)
A women artist working in Minnesota during the depression era and into the mid-twentieth century. Outspoken and individualistic, Clara played a significant role in activating the modern and avant-garde art movements in Minnesota and was a central figure in the early phases of arts education development in St. Paul.

Clara did not prescribe to the popular artistic trends of the early twentieth century and in her paintings, prints and applied arts, she continually experimented with new techniques. Playful yet psychological, monumental yet humble, Clara's broad body of work reflects the reality, emotion and artistic happenings of her time. As with many female Midwestern artists, little attention has been given to her fascinating body of work.

Her work parallels two world wars, advancements in women's rights, and the introduction of modernism to artists working in the United States. Artists were making a conscious effort to wean themselves from the artistic values of the mother countries and use art as an embodiment of a uniquely American identity. ... The digital revolution is much underway today just as the industrial revolution was in Clara's time, and today's artists express an anxiety and the search for identity, as did Clara's generation in the 1920s-40s.

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Excellent, near mint condition with no tears, creases, damage or yellowing.