Anderson, Philip Ross (11/16/48 - 5/2/24) husband, father, grandfather, beloved uncle, cousin, friend, researcher, collector, educator, musician, baker, and writer, passed away on May 2nd from complications of pneumonia. He was surrounded by his family as he passed. Phil was a longtime media and film critic for City Pages, the Twin Cities Reader, Minnesota Parent, and other publications. He was also a professor in the Liberal Arts Department at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design for 30+ years, teaching classes on the history of film and animation, ethics, jazz, and many other varied subjects. His students went on to be artists, crafts people, filmmakers, and animators, and he took great pride in seeing their accomplishments. He loved to travel, and as a recipient of a Fulbright fellowship, he taught abroad in Oslo, Norway in 1993, where he and his family lived for seven months. Following his retirement, he devoted his time to his family, his guitar, and his garden. He continued to write and research, producing an article on the history of Minneapolis bakeries for the Minnesota Historical Society in 2014. He is survived by his wife Donna Ahrens, children Ted and Alice, son-in-law Ben Cochran, co-Gramps Peter Cochran, and grandchildren Henry and Cleo Cochran. A memorial service will be held at Westwood Nature Center in St. Louis Park on September 21st at 11am. Contributions in Phil's honor are welcome for the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, The Minnesota Historical Society, or Twin Cities Public Television, or any other source of information and scholarship.

Published on June 16, 2024