Bois Forte museum gets grant

The work of acclaimed painter Carl Gawboy, a Bois Forte Band member who depicts a traditional, native way of life, will be preserved in a video of his work, thanks to a new grant awarded to the Band’s Heritage Museum. The Minnesota Historical Society awarded a $7,000 Minnesota Historical and Cultural Heritage Grant to the Bois Forte Heritage Museum on Jan. 21.

Gawboy is a native of Ely and is well known for his water colors and acrylics depicting scenes of Ojibwe people hunting, fishing and gathering, rendered by vivid memories of youth and masterful artistry. His images connect the viewer to a time that has forever changed and, in many cases, disappeared, celebrating what was once commonplace with uncommon detail.