Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Object Identification Number |
1994.159.016 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Donor |
Sundberg, Gerda |
Description |
Black and white photograph of eighteen young women exercising in a gymnasium. They all appear to have short hair and some are wearing headbands; their outfits consist of a dark-colored short-sleeve shirt, bloomer shorts, and dark shoes. Each gymnast is on their tiptoes, viewer right arm extended to their side and slightly upward, and viewer left curled to touch the top of their head. They gymnasium has a high ceiling with a basketball hoop in the back center and windows on the three visible sides. The photograph has a white border and is missing its lower left corner. There are black paper remnants on the back. |
Print Size |
5.75 x 3.5 |
Creation Date |
ca. 1927 |
Place of Creation |
United States/Minnesota/McLeod County/Hutchinson |
Associated People |
Tarnow, Viggo |
Search Terms |
gymnastics female gymnasts gym Tarnow, Viggo United States Minnesota McLeod County Hutchinson, Minnesota |
Date Received by Museum |
06/15/1994 |
Provenance |
Although not identified, the gym class appears to be the same as in 1994.159.008: Hutchinson, Minnesota where Viggo Tarnow was at one time the gym instructor. Tarnow was a Danish immigrant and a talented gymnast. He taught physical education at Grand View College in 1921 before becoming the gym teacher at the high school in Hutchinson, Minnesota around 1927. He instituted a physical education program similar to the one in Denmark, and all students from first grade up were enrolled in gymnastics. Tarnow also had a special troupe of students that travelled and performed for other areas. He later moved to Solvang, California, where he taught summer classes and conducted a fitness program for businessmen. There are numerous articles about Tarnow and his special troupe in the accession file, as well as personal remembrances from Else Nielsen Anderson. |
Images |
200\1994159016-2.JPG |
Accession number |
1994.159 |