Remembering the decorated church altars in Norway, immigrants to America continued this tradition by using paintings created by Norwegian-American artists, including Herbjørn Gausta and Sarah Raugland. These altar paintings were especially popular between about 1880 and 1920, and many are still in use today. In this presentation, we meet the artists, see some of the most popular subjects, and learn a bit about how church politics affected the market for these works.

For a private Sons of Norway meeting