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Lillian Colton

Competition Crop Art (1966-1983)


Colton is the crop artist at the Minnesota State Fair. She started entering Crop Art in 1966 and after winning nine best-of-show Purple ribbons in eleven years she stopped competing.

In 2004 Lillian Colton had a crop art show at The Minneapolis Institute of Arts.Here is some of her work from her ribbon-winning years.

Also see: Lillian Colton's State Fair demonstration work (1984-2000).

Click on individual picture to get a closer view.
[Lillian C. parrot image] [Lillian C. Richard Nixon image] [Lillian C. Ernest Hemmingway image] [Lillian C. Christ image]
Parrot
1967

 Richard Nixon
1969
 Ernest Hemmingway
1970		 Christ
1971
[Lillian C. Abraham Lincoln image] [Lillian C. Barbra Streisand image] [Lillian C. Racoon image] [Lillian C. Grandma Moses image]
Abraham Lincoln
1973

 Barbra Streisand
1974
 Racoon
1974		 Grandma Moses
1975
[Lillian C. Eagle and Flag image] [Lillian C. George Washington image] [Lillian C. Zebra image] [Lillian C. Charles A. Lindbergh image]
Eagle and Flag
1976

 George Washington
1976
 Zebra
1976		 Charles Lindbergh
1977
[Lillian C. Billy Graham image] [Lillian C. Lion and Cub image] [Lillian C. FDR image] [Lillian C. Eagle image]
Billy Graham
1978

 Lion and Cub
1979
 Franklin D. Roosevelt
1982		 Bald Eagle
1982
[Lillian C. Northwestern National Bank image] [Lillian C. Willie Nelson image] Also see:
Lillian Colton's
State Fair
demonstration work (1984-present).
Northwestern National Bank
1982

 Willie Nelson
1983
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