▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁( now ▁the ▁Min ne apolis ▁College ▁of ▁Art ▁and ▁Design ). ▁K oe h ler ▁was ▁also ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁Min ne apolis ' ▁Museum ▁of ▁Fine ▁Art , ▁now ▁the ▁Min ne apolis ▁Institute ▁of ▁Arts . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁pione er ▁of ▁art ▁instruction ▁and ▁appreci ation ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁ ▁K oe h ler ▁was ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁State ▁Art ▁Commission ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Art ists ' ▁League ▁of ▁Min ne apolis , ▁honor ary ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁State ▁Art ▁Society , ▁honor ary ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Al umn i ▁Association ▁of ▁the ▁Min ne apolis ▁School ▁of ▁Art , ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Western ▁Art ists , ▁a ▁lect urer ▁on ▁art ▁history ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Minnesota , ▁and ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Institute ▁des ▁Be aux ▁Arts ▁et ▁des ▁Let tres ▁of ▁Paris , ▁France . ▁He ▁received ▁bronze ▁and ▁silver ▁med als ▁at ▁the ▁Mun ich ▁Academy , ▁honor able ▁mention ▁at ▁the ▁Paris ▁World ' s ▁Fair , ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁bronze ▁medal ▁at ▁the ▁International ▁Art ▁Ex hib ition ▁at ▁Buenos ▁Aires ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁and ▁the ▁cross ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Saint ▁Michael ▁of ▁Bav aria ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 . ▁Three ▁notable ▁paint ings , ▁" The ▁Car p enter ' s ▁Family ," ▁" At ▁the ▁Ca fe ," ▁and