5117 Penn Ave S
Minneapolis, MN, USA

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Jan 01, 2009

  • Charmaine Bantugan

5117 Penn Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, USA

5117 Penn Ave S Home History 1915/renovated, Mari Newman, ca. 1988 and later Architecture and art merge in this eccentric folk house. Self- taught artist Mari Newman grew up in the house-a standard bungalow-and in the 1980s began to transform it according to a highly personal vision. Her boldest gesture was to paint the house in an array of colors- red, blue, green, purple, brown, orange, and yellow being among the selected hues-and then decorate it with fields of flowers and circles, which she calls "patterned abstracts." The unorthodox treatment continues on the roof, which is shingled in a striped pattern. A revolving collection of art objects-generally of the "found" variety-adorns the front yard. Citation: Millett, Larry. AIA Guide to the Minneapolis Lake District. Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2009.

5117 Penn Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, USA

5117 Penn Ave S Home History 1915/renovated, Mari Newman, ca. 1988 and later Architecture and art merge in this eccentric folk house. Self- taught artist Mari Newman grew up in the house-a standard bungalow-and in the 1980s began to transform it according to a highly personal vision. Her boldest gesture was to paint the house in an array of colors- red, blue, green, purple, brown, orange, and yellow being among the selected hues-and then decorate it with fields of flowers and circles, which she calls "patterned abstracts." The unorthodox treatment continues on the roof, which is shingled in a striped pattern. A revolving collection of art objects-generally of the "found" variety-adorns the front yard. Citation: Millett, Larry. AIA Guide to the Minneapolis Lake District. Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2009.

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