By the River by Michael Sweere

Abstract

Recognizing the contribution art has had in the Mayo Clinic environment since the original Mayo Clinic Building was finished in 1914, Mayo Clinic Proceedings features some of the numerous works of art displayed throughout the buildings and grounds on Mayo Clinic campuses as interpreted by the author. Recognizing the contribution art has had in the Mayo Clinic environment since the original Mayo Clinic Building was finished in 1914, Mayo Clinic Proceedings features some of the numerous works of art displayed throughout the buildings and grounds on Mayo Clinic campuses as interpreted by the author. Michael Sweere, a native of Owatonna, Minnesota, and owner of the Michael Sweere Mosaic Studio, located in Minneapolis, was a former commercial graphics artist.1Birches by Michael Sweere.Mayo Clin Proc. 2012; 87: e67-e68http://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(12)00670-2/pdfDate accessed: January 26, 2018Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (1) Google Scholar, 2Michael Sweere Mosaic Website.http://www.michaelsweeremosaic.com/about/Date accessed: January 26, 2018Google Scholar, 3MN Original: Mosaic Artist Michael Sweere.Date accessed: January 31, 2018Google Scholar His unique work offers another contribution to the Mayo Clinic art collection. Best known for his distinctive mosaic style, Sweere has collections and commissioned work in commercial settings throughout the country.2Michael Sweere Mosaic Website.http://www.michaelsweeremosaic.com/about/Date accessed: January 26, 2018Google Scholar, 3MN Original: Mosaic Artist Michael Sweere.Date accessed: January 31, 2018Google Scholar In October 2015, he was one of 34 Minnesota artists selected from more than 1000 submissions to represent local attractions in the official stadium of the Minnesota Vikings professional football team, the US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.4US Bank Stadium: Minnesota Vikings tin Collage installations.http://www.michaelsweeremosaic.com/news/Date accessed: January 26, 2018Google Scholar Sweere painstakingly selects specific items for each mosaic3MN Original: Mosaic Artist Michael Sweere.Date accessed: January 31, 2018Google Scholar; and using objects found in discarded tin containers, and signage is a signature style for him. By the River — a 40×60-inch mixed media mosaic — is filled with whimsy. Vibrant colors, trees filled with gold stars, a patchwork sky, and cartwheel-turning children surround the center attraction of the steamboat churning along in the water. Smoke billows from its chimney stack and it appears to have a large passenger load. It harkens to the history of the Mayo brothers and their infamous North Star riverboat cruises.5Godar B. The Legacy of the Mayo Brothers.Post Bulletin. August 16, 2014; https://www.postbulletin.com/news/local/the-legacy-of-the-mayo-brothers/article_46d199a8-6bde-5e7a-8ea7-27a6f4c8d1b7.htmlDate accessed: January 31, 2018Google Scholar By the River is located in the hallway connecting the Mary Brigh Building with the Generose Building, Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus, Rochester, Minnesota.