MN90: The Animating Docter of Pixar
Pete Docter imagined adventures at his childhood home in Bloomington, MN. But at Pixar, says Britt Aamodt, he animated them. [Read Transcript...]
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MN90: A National Geographic Photographer’s Time at the Lake
William Albert Allard spent boyhood summers at Lake Gladstone outside Nisswa, Minnesota. Decades later, the National Geographic photographer returned, says Britt Aamodt, to tell the Minnesota Lake Country story in pictures. [Read Transcript...]
MN90: A Camera, Two Kids and Annie Griffiths’ Ripple Effect
Annie Griffiths was only taking pictures for a photo class at the University of Minnesota. But what she saw through a lens made her change her major—and, says Britt Aamodt, gave her the tools to change women’s lives through visual storytelling. [Read Transcript...]
MN90: A Dayton of the Arts
Bruce Dayton was legendary as one of the five Dayton brothers ran Dayton’s Department Store in Minneapolis and established Target Corporation. However, Britt Aamodt looks at Dayton’s lesser-known arty side for this piece. [Read Transcript...]