1906, Valentine, Nebraska ‒ 1997, South Sioux City, Nebraska Painter of Nebraska landscapes, western states, and other countries, Virginia Young Moon was somewhat active as an artist when a young woman and in later years made it her primary activity. Virginia, born and raised on a large cattle ranch in the Nebraska Sandhills, was the Read More
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Jeanne Magafan
1916, Chicago, Illinois – 1952, Albany, New York (Jenne Magafan Chavez) Achieving national renown as a mural and easel painter, Jenne Magafan spent the early part of her life in Colorado. However, in the 1930s, she was in northeast Nebraska where she created a post office mural for the town of Albion. Jenne was then Read More
Anna E. Reid Hall
1857, Julian, Nebraska ‒ 1928, Lincoln, Nebraska (Mrs. F.M. Hall) One of early Nebraska’s most vital crusaders for the arts, Anna Hall was also an artist herself and an informed art collector. As a long-time resident of Lincoln married to a prominent attorney, she had an extensive list of accomplishments: organizer of the first private Read More
Alice Agnes Shaul Cumbow
1894, Wood Lake, Nebraska ‒ 1994, Valentine, Nebraska view artwork Living for 100 years in Cherry County, Nebraska, Alice Cumbow painted images of her world with such clarity and simplicity that, for many people familiar with her artwork, she and her paintings are synonymous with the beauty and history of the Sandhills. Without affectation or Read More
Anna Mary McKee Halsey
1865, Milesburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania ‒ 1948, Omaha, Nebraska Heraldic artist, teacher, genealogist, and social scientist, Anna Mary McKee Halsey was a highly energetic and artistically creative woman who, along with her prominent husband, made significant cultural contributions to Omaha, Nebraska in the early 20th century. She was born in 1865 in Milesburg, Centre County, Read More
Ethel Magafan
1916, Chicago, Illinois ‒ 1993, Woodstock, New York (Ethel Magafan Currie) A painter in both realist and abstract styles, Ethel Magafan gained special attention in Nebraska for the excellence of the mural, Threshing, which she created for the post office building in Auburn in the 1930s. It was part of a federal art program during Read More
NEBRASKA: Catlin’s North American Indian Portfolio – The MONA Collection
The year 2017 marks Nebraska’s 150th anniversary of statehood. The Museum of Nebraska Art (MONA) is uniquely positioned to observe this milestone, since MONA’s mission is to showcase the art and cultural history of the state. The Museum is proud to feature, through a series of exhibitions, its permanent collection in a visual festival of Read More
Nebraska Now: Mallory Wetherell, Ceramics
July 8 – October 1, 2017 South Carolina native and University of Nebraska at Kearney Assistant Professor of Art Mallory Wetherell unflinchingly uses her body as subject in her most recent drawings and ceramics. Wetherell’s work compels viewers to consider the female form: wives, mothers, sisters, friends, companions, or self in light of contemporary societal Read More
Nebraska Now: Sarah Rowe, Installation
October 7, 2017 – January 7, 2018 Omaha artist Sarah Rowe “addresses issues of self-identity and exploitation of natural resources” within her artwork. By merging paintings, castings, fiber, sculpture, and performance along with Native American ritual, Rowe, of Lakota and Ponca descent, opens “meaningful cross cultural dialogues” with her large-scale installations. Artist Talk and Reception: Read More
The Horse Nation of the Očhéthi Šakówiŋ
September 5, 2017 – January 7, 2018 The horse is more than just an animal for the Lakota, Nakota, and Dakota people who make up the Seven Councils Fire. Rather than only a means for work or travel, the horse has been cherished as kin since its reintroduction to North America more than three centuries Read More
