1868, Fairfield, Michigan – 1954, Pasadena, California Biographical sketch of artist Lawton S. Parker Lawton S. Parker Portrait of an English Girl, Miss Mabel Gains oil on canvas 1903 48¼ × 29¼” Permanent loan from Kearney Public Library, a gift of the artist in memory of his parents and the hometown, Kearney Accession No: 1993.49 Read More

1910, Central City, Nebraska – 1998, Mill Valley, California Biographical sketch of artist Wright Morris Wright Morris Uncle Harry, Entering Barn, The Home Place, Near Norfolk, Nebraska, 1947 silver print 1975 Museum purchase made possible by Cliff Art Endowment, Carl & Jane Rohman, Mr. & Mrs. Bruce R. Lauritzen Accession No: 2004.04.037 (click image for Read More

1946, Omaha, Nebraska – Biographical sketch of artist Robert Willits Robert Willits Shaman IV mixed media n.d. Museum purchase Accession No: 1997.22 (click image for full view) Robert Willits Untitled (Bound Figure) oil on board n.d. Gift of Harry and Theresa Crook Estate Accession No: 2011.30.26 (click image for full view)

1935, Stilwell, Kansas – Biographical sketch of artist Robert Weaver Robert Weaver Self-Portrait oil on paper 1986 Gift of Lorraine Rohman Accession No: 1987.44 (click image for full view) Robert Weaver Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief lithograph 1965 25 x 28½” Gift of Norman & Jane Geske Accession No: 1991.36 (click image for full view) Robert Read More

1949, North Platte, Nebraska – Biographical sketch of artist Barbara Takenaga Barbara Takenaga Red and Pink acrylic on dried roses on wood panel Gift of American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York Hassam, Speicher, Betts and Symons Funds, 2005 2005 Accession No: 2006.08 (click image for full view) Barbara Takenaga Night Vision color lithograph Read More

1931, Iowa City, Iowa – 2010, Dallas, Texas Biographical sketch of artist David Amland David AmlandAged Astronaut collage 1971 Gift of Norman & Jane Geske 1983.01 (click image for full view) David AmlandJodl collage n.d. Gift of Norman & Jane Geske 1983.02 (click image for full view)

1932, Orrick, Missouri – 2024, Omaha, Nebraska Biographical sketch of artist Carol Pettit Carol Pettit Summer Veranda oil on canvas 1992 Gift of Artist in memory of Robert E. & Lois M. Downing Accession No: 1992.60 (click image for full view)

1944, Isabel, South Dakota – Biographical sketch of artist Ernest Ochsner Ernest Ochsner Ed and Jane Dadey oil on masonite 1982 Museum Purchase Accession No: 1985.14 (click image for full view) Ernest Ochsner White House, Hamilton County oil on linen 2003 Gift of Peter Kiewit Foundation Accession No: 2022.08.08 (click image for full view)

1904, David City, Nebraska – 1995, Sedona, Arizona Biographical sketch of artist Dale Nichols Dale Nichols After the Blizzard, 1967 oil on canvas 1967 Gift of Eloise (Dierks) Andrews Kruger and Miller & Paine/R.E. Campbell Collection Accession No: 1992.01.12 (click image for full view) Dale Nichols Untitled (sketch for End of the Hunt) oil on Read More

1810, Baltimore, Maryland – 1874, Baltimore, Maryland Biographical sketch of artist Alfred Jacob Miller Alfred Jacob Miller A Narrow Escape oil on board n.d. 5½ × 7½” Museum Purchase made possible by Cliffs Charitable Foundation Accession No: 1998.05 (click image for full view) Alfred Jacob Miller Indian on Horseback (Indian Rider) watercolor n.d. 8¾ × Read More