1877, Parker City, Pennsylvania – 1956, Philipsburg, Kansas Living most of her life in the Nebraska Sandhills, Grace Alderman was an oil painter of regional landscape scenes, and made jewelry and molded and painted figurines. Her granddaughter, Mary Billesbach, described the figures as mostly of young women whom Grace finished with richly-colored dresses and “careful Read More
Author: Maggie Pierson
Clara Marie Allen: MONA collection artwork
1913, San Diego, California – 2007, San Diego, California Biographical sketch of artist Clara Marie Allen Clara Marie AllenPorchy and Bath gouache 1945 12 × 18″ Gift of Lincoln Artists’ Guild Accession No: 2008.25.01 (click image for full view)
Clara Marie Allen
1913, San Diego, California – 2007, San Diego, California View artwork Living primarily in San Diego, Clara Marie Allen spent several years in Nebraska while her husband Fred attended medical school. She was both a public school teacher and a University of Nebraska Art Department instructor, while continuing her own artwork – screen printing, book Read More
Zanna Anderson
1917, Holdrege, Nebraska – 1955, New York City (Lovisanna Anderson) View artwork Only child of Inez and Edo Hilding Anderson, Zanna Anderson, whose formal name was Lovisanna, had artistic talents remarkable enough that by age 21, she had graduated from the National Academy of Design in New York City. She was especially skilled in portraiture. Read More
Jules Tavernier: MONA collection artwork
1844, Paris, France – 1889, Honolulu, Hawaii Biographical sketch of artist Jules Tavernier * Jules Tavernier Indian Sun Dance – Young Bucks Proving Their Endurance by Self-Torture wood engraving published in Harper’s Weekly, January 2, 1875 Gift of Larry Peterson and Gary Zaruba Accession No: 2008.04.26 (click image for full view) Download the free MONA Read More
Frank Rinehart: MONA collection artwork
1862, Lodi, Illinois – 1928, New Haven, Connecticut Biographical sketch of artist Frank Rinehart Frank Rinehart Grant Richards – Chief of the Tonkawa oil on canvas c. 1898-1900 Gift of Cliff Hillegass Accession No: 1994.04 (click image for full view) Frank Rinehart Monk cabinet card n.d. 6½ × 4¼” Gift of Jack Karraker Accession No: 2013.37.01 (click image Read More
Charles Rain: MONA collection artwork
1911, Knoxville, Tennessee – 1985, New York, New York Biographical sketch of artist Charles Rain Charles Rain Rhodian Idyll oil on board 1966 Gift of the Artist Accession No: 1985.15 (click image for full view)
Aaron Pyle: MONA collection artwork
1909, Towanda, Kansas – 1972, Chappell, Nebraska Biographical sketch of artist Aaron Pyle Aaron Pyle Sledding tempera on board 1969 15½ × 20″ Museum Purchase made possible by Marilyn F. Belschner Arts Endowment Fund Accession No: 1999.10.01 (click image for full view) Aaron Pyle Wagon near Chimney Rock tempera on masonite 1968 14 × 22″ Museum Read More
Larry Peterson: MONA collection artwork
1935, Holdrege, Nebraska – Biographical sketch of artist Larry Peterson Larry Peterson Still Life oil on canvas 1969 12½ × 14½” Gift of William & Beverly Karrer Accession No: 2014.16.09 (click image for full view) Larry Peterson Emergence acrylic on canvas 1961 32 × 40″ Gift of the Artist Accession No: 2015.20.01 (click image for Read More
Otto Pauling: MONA collection artwork
c. 1800s – Biographical sketch of artist Otto Pauling Otto Pauling Portrait of Susan Bronnenberg Nelsen oil 1875 Gift of Claire Somerville, L. Ward Nelson, and Carl Whitney Accession No: NA 1993.04 (click image for full view)
