Name/Title
CalendarEntry/Object ID
2024.1.37Scope and Content
1996 Saami Spirit Calendar by Kurt and Albin Seaberg. The father and son duo are Sámi-American artists who published the "Saami Spirit Calendar" for years, featuring their own artwork. The calendar also includes important Sámi dates, facts and history. Each month of the year is translated into one of the Sámi languages.Context
Kurt Seaberg is a Minneapolis-based, Sámi-American artist who expresses his Indigenous identity through his art. He has been making lithographs since the 1980s, and it has become his primary medium. He has been a working member of Highpoint Center for Printmaking since 2003. Born in Chicago, Seaberg studied art at the University of Washington, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1976. He then studied at the University of Minnesota and learned intaglio and lithography. Seaberg has exhibited at the Swedish American Museum twice. Once with his father, Albin Seaberg, in the 1990s. Albin Seaberg (1918-2005), was a graphic painter and illustrator, as well. Albin Seaberg was the son of two Sámi immigrants from Lappland in Northern Sweden who settled in Minneapolis in 1913. Kurt Seaberg last exhibited at the Swedish American Museum in the summer of 2023, in the solo exhibit "The Spirit of Place: Earth is Home."Acquisition
Accession
2024.1Source or Donor
Found in collectionAcquisition Method
Found in collectionLexicon
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Indigenous peoples, Calendars, Almanacs, ReindeerSearch Terms
Sami (European people), Sami AmericansArchive Details
Date(s) of Creation
circa 1995 - 1996Restrictions
The collection is open to research. The collection does not contain sensitive or personal information.Primary Language
English, Swedish, North SámiRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Kurt SeabergPerson or Organization
Albin SeabergRelated Places
Place
Region
Sápmi, Northern EuropeContinent
EuropeCopyright
Copyright Details
Ownership was legally transferred to the Swedish American Museum per the gift agreement. Certain works may be protected by copyright not governed by the Swedish American Museum.Reproductions
Notes
Reproduction of the Museum's archives for publication, commercial use, or distribution requires written permission.
