Author: Maggie Pierson

Robert Therien: MONA collection artwork

1944, Omaha, Nebraska – Biographical sketch of artist Robert Therien Robert Therien Three Gazing Globes oil on canvas c. 1980 Museum Purchase made possible by National Endowment for the Arts through a matching grant Accession No: 1980.16 (click image for full view) Robert Therien Dog Lake color pencil 1980 Gift of the Artist Accession No: Read More

Grant Reynard: MONA collection artwork

1887, Grand Island, Nebraska – 1968, Leonia, New Jersey Biographical sketch of artist Grant Reynard Grant Reynard Gallery Discussion watercolor ca. 1929 Museum Purchase made possible by Jane Wilcox Accession No: (click image for full view) Grant Reynard Christmas Music #2 watercolor n.d. Gift of Jane Wilcox Accession No: 1982.26.0044 (click image for full view) Read More

Leonard Thiessen: MONA collection artwork

1902, Omaha, Nebraska – 1989, Omaha, Nebraska Biographical sketch of artist Leonard Thiessen Leonard Thiessen Still Life with Blue Vase oil on canvas 1938-1940, 1979 Gift of Isabella Threlkeld Accession No: 1983.27 (click image for full view) Leonard Thiessen Stockholm Coal Yard oil on masonite 1937 Gift of Herschel A. Elarth Accession No: 1986.62 (click Read More

Leonard Thiessen

1902, Omaha, Nebraska – 1989, Omaha, Nebraska View artwork Leonard Thiessen was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska. His family was small and his paternal ancestry had roots to the Swedish and German pioneer settlers of Grand Island, Nebraska. For a very short time, the family lived in Grand Island where, as a boy, Thiessen Read More