Books
Sámi – Publication of Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum
Featuring articles about the Sámi, the indigenous people of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and the Kola Peninsula of Russia. Authors include Nathan Muus, Scott M. Williams, Faith Fjeld, J.R. Christianson, and Svein Ludvigsen. Muus and Fjeld were two of the guest...
$5.00
Voyage of the TradeWind by Harald M. Hamran
The logbook and diary of the voyage that Harald Hamran and his brother Hans made between Norway and America in 1933 on a 25-foot sailboat. Their ship, TradeWind, is one of the most popular artifacts at Vesterheim.Softcover, 80 pp.
$12.95
Vesterheim Magazine Vol. 1, No. 2, 2003 - Incarnations
Vesterheim is published twice a year, featuring in-depth articles focusing on the museum's priceless collections of artifacts, Norwegian-American history and culture, and up-to-date information on all museum events, classes, tours, and education opportunities.This issue showcases ways in which artists are...
$5.00
Arkiv: De Ufullendte by Kari Steihaug
Unfinished knitting projects are bearers of stories; we no longer remember what some of them were meant to be, while others continue to carry a dream of something splendid. It is as though they embody all this "otherness" precisely because...
$49.99
Vesterheim Magazine Vol. 13, No. 2 2015 - Extraordinary Communities All Over the Map!
Vesterheim is published twice a year, featuring in-depth articles focusing on the museum's priceless collections of artifacts, Norwegian-American history and culture, and up-to-date information on all museum events, classes, tours, and education opportunities.This issue explores Norwegian immigrant communities "all over...
$5.00
Acanthus Carving by Bob Yoburg
For thousands of years, the acanthus leaf as a motif has spread through the realms of architecture, decorative items, furniture, marine carvings, signs, and frames. While this decorative element is ubiquitous, until now, no one has described in writing the...
$24.99
Steel Girders & Steeplechases: The Life & Art of Bernard H. Berntsen by Clifford Miller
Read the facinating story of Bernhard Berntsen. Born in 1900 in Ostre Aker, Norway, Berntsen came to America when he was 19, settling in New York. Soon he was building skyscrapers, threading across open I-beams hundreds of feet in the...
$19.95
Scandinavian Figure Carvings by Harley Refsal
In this book, Harley presents a fascinating overview of this beautiful and enchanting folk art. Discover the rich history of Scandinavian figure carving from the Viking era to the modern day, with photographs and illustrations of medieval decorative pieces. Biographies...
$14.99
Painted Rooms Scandinavian Interiors by Sigmund Aarseth
By Sigmund Aarseth with photographs by Gudmund Aarseth.This book presents an impressive variety of beautifully painted interiors by Sigmund Aarseth from colorful traditional Norwegian farmhouses to exciting commercial interiors. It showcases the highlights of a career spanning almost 40 years...
$34.95
Vesterheim Magazine Vol. 13, No. 1 2015 - Art All Over The Map!
Vesterheim is published twice a year, featuring in-depth articles focusing on the museum's priceless collections of artifacts, Norwegian-American history and culture, and up-to-date information on all museum events, classes, tours, and education opportunities.This issue includes articles about artists Jonas Lie...
$5.00
Mangle Boards of Northern Europe by Jay Raymond
This folio book is an unprecedented window into the world of mangle boards, wooden implements used from the 16th to 20th centuries for smoothing linen. Featuring 267 boards from 18 European and American museums and four private collections, this fascinating...
$145.00
We Die Alone: A WWII Epic of Escape and Endurance by David Howarth
Here is one of the most exciting escape narratives to emerge from the challenges and miseries of World War II. In March 1943, a team of expatriate Norwegian commandos sailed from northern England for Nazi-occupied arctic Norway to organize and...
$19.95
Bunader Og Tradisjoner Fra Setesdal by Laila Durán
This book is about the traditions and bunader of Setesdal in Norway. It includes hundreds of full-color photos, taken throughout the year, following the seasons and work on the farms. With emphasis on everyday life, handicraft, and the local textile tradition,...
$70.00
Marking Time: The Primstav Murals of Sigmund Aarseth by Kathleen Stokker
With a lively text by Kathleen Stokker, this lavishly illustrated guide to Sigmund Aarseth's vibrant primstav (calendar stick) murals in Vesterheim's Amdal-Odland Heritage Center is a color compendium of Norwegian folklore as well as a study of a contemporary folk-art...
$5.00
Vesterheim Magazine Vol. 12, No. 2 2014 - Holiday Craft
Vesterheim is published twice a year, featuring in-depth articles focusing on the museum's priceless collections of artifacts, Norwegian-American history and culture, and up-to-date information on all museum events, classes, tours, and education opportunities.This issue focuses on holiday craft with articles...
$5.00
Handweaving In The Norwegian Tradition by Laurann Gilbertson and Carol Colburn
Catalog of the popular Vesterheim exhibition, Handweaving In The Norwegian Tradition.Softcover, 30 pp.
$5.00
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