1951, Omaha, Nebraska – View artwork Larry B. Roots received his BA from the University of Northern Colorado. Emphasis on painting and Printmaking with teaching certification. Artist’s Statement “I am an artist all day, everyday. For me there is little choice…Art expresses meaning and purpose in life where other ways cannot. My subject is the Read More
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Terrance Robinson
1972, Greenville, Mississippi – View artwork Terrance Robinson was born in 1972 in Greenville, Mississippi. After seeing the creative processes for drawing, quilting, sewing, and singing by his family during his adolescent years, he was inspired to be involved in the arts. He entered art competitions to measure his drawing and painting technical abilities against Read More
Frank Rinehart
1862, Lodi, Illinois – 1928, New Haven, Connecticut View artwork Frank A. Rinehart was born in Lodi, Illinois in 1862. In 1878, he and his brother Alfred moved to Denver, Colorado and soon found employment with the photography studio of Charles Bohm. During this time, he possibly worked for the railroad as a photographer. In 1881 Read More
Tom Rierden
1960, Lincoln, Nebraska – View artwork Rierden studied at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, the Colorado Institute of Art, and the Art Institute of Seattle. He began his career as a stained-glass window designer, but immeresed himself in painting after working as an assistant for William Cummings. Rierden is known for his unique painting Read More
Grant Reynard
1887, Grand Island, Nebraska – 1968, Leonia, New Jersey View artwork Grant Tyson Reynard, who earned an international reputation as an illustrator, realist painter, teacher, and lecturer, was born October 20, 1887 to Stephen Blackstone Reynard and Jennie Lynd (Bacon) Reynard in Grand Island, Nebraska. As a young boy, he worked in his father’s music store, Read More
Charles Rain
1911, Knoxville, Tennessee – 1985, New York, New York View artwork Charles Rain grew up and was educated in Lincoln, Nebraska. In 1933, following two years of study at the Art Institute of Chicago, he went to Europe for a year of study, chiefly in Berlin, but also in Paris and Vienna. During this period he Read More
Anna Fay Albin: MONA collection artwork
1880, Berea, Kentucky – 1954, Lincoln, Nebraska Biographical sketch of artist Anna Fay Albin Anna Fay AlbinBread Fruit pencil, watercolor 1948 17¾ × 12″ Gift of Lincoln Artists’ Guild Accession No. NA 2008.01.01 (click image for full view)
Ray George: MONA collection artwork
1933, Cedar Falls, Iowa – Ray George White Sun intaglio (3/20) 1966 Gift of Norman & Jane Geske Accession No: 1982.10 (click image for full view) Ray George Salon lithograph 1977 Gift of Norman & Jane Geske Accession No: 1983.12 (click image for full view) Ray George Untitled lithograph 1966 Gift of Norman & Jane Read More
Terence R. Duren: MONA collection artwork
1904, Shelby, Nebraska – 1968, Columbus, New York Biographical sketch of artist Terence Duren Terence R. Duren Picnic in the Park oil on canvas 1944 Gift of Eloise (Dierks) Andrews Kruger and Miller & Paine/R.E. Campbell Collection Accession No: 1992.01.03 (click image for full view) Terence R. Duren Portrait of Webb Ray oil on canvas Read More
Stephen Cornelius Roberts: MONA collection artwork
1952, Omaha, Nebraska – Biographical sketch of artist Stephen Cornelius Roberts Stephen Cornelius Roberts Painting of D. W. oil over alkyd over acrylic on linen 1999, 42 × 36″ Museum Purchase made possible by Margaret & Charles Hermes, Kelly & Virginia Holthus, Mr. & Mrs. Warren Lammers, Mr. & Mrs. Wayne McKinney, Mr. & Mrs. Read More
