1865, Cincinnati, Ohio – 1929, New York, New York View Artwork Robert Henri,(pronounced HEN-rye) one of America’s greatest artists, had a Nebraska connection which remained unknown until the 1950s. Born Robert Henry Cozad in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1865, he came to Dawson County, Nebraska at the age of eight. His father, John J. Cozad founded the Read More
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Richard Helzer
1943, Hastings, Nebraska – View artwork Richard Helzer was born on August 27, 1943. He received his BA from Univeristy of Nebraska at Kearney in 1965 and his MFA from the University of Kansas in 1969. After finishing graduate school, Helzer taught in Kansas for a year before moving to Bozeman, Montana where he currently Read More
Sara Shewell Hayden
1862, Chicago, Illinois – 1939, Park Ridge, Illinois View artwork Born in Chicago, Illinois on February 8, 1862, Sara Shewell Hayden graduated with honors in 1890 from The Art Institute of Chicago before moving to Cincinnati, Ohio to teach at Mount Auburn Young Ladies Institute. She returned to Illinois the following year to accept a position Read More
Christopher Gryder
1965, Montgomery, Alabama – View artwork Chris Gryder began his exploration of art by studying architecture. A sincere and dedicated commitment to the subject led to his acquaintance with artists, methods, and concepts that later became the inspiration for his work in sculpture and clay. From the visionary designs of Antonio Gaudi and the philosophy Read More
Paul Goble
1933, Haslemere, England – 2017, Rapid City, South Dakota View Artwork Paul Goble is an award-winning author and illustrator of children’s books. A native of England, he studied at the Central School of Art in London and later worked in that city as a furniture designer, industrial consultant, and art instructor. He first visited the Read More
Robert F. Gilder
1856, Flushing, New York – 1940, Omaha, Nebraska View Artwork Gilder began studying art in New York with August Will and after arriving in Omaha in 1887 he became a student of J. Laurie Wallace. Gilder’s early career was as a journeyman printer for several Omaha newspapers but after his retirement in 1919 he devoted his Read More
Mary Elizabeth (Emmy) Gifford
1910, Omaha, Nebraska – 1997, Omaha, Nebraska View artwork Mary Elizabeth Jonas was born on 31st Avenue in Omaha, Nebraska in 1910. Her father, August Fredrick Jonas, the son of German merchant class immigrants, had come from Milwaukee. Her mother, Jessica Stebbins, was A. F. Jonas’ second wife, and was descended from settlers in Colorado. Mary Read More
Mel Gerhold
1928, Baltimore, Maryland – 2015, Buffalo, WY View artwork Mel Gerhold was born on May 14, 1928 in Baltimore, Maryland. He graduated from the Maryland Institute, now Maryland Institute College of Art, in 1955 after a 16-month hiatus during the Korean War. At the Maryland Institute, he studied under Jacques Maroger, formerly of the Louvre Read More
Debra Gengler-Copple
1952, Hubbard, Nebraska – View artwork Native Nebraskan Debra Gengler-Copple received her B.A. degree from Morningside College, Sioux City, Iowa. She worked as a graphic artist, but her passion for painting wildlife has redirected her career, taking her to the national parks to view and photograph wildlife firsthand. Gengler-Copple is a Signature member of the Read More
John A. Finch
c. 1860s – View artwork J. A. Finch was sent to Kearney, Nebraska by Harper’s Weekly (A Journal of Civilization) magazine to cover the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) reunion in September of 1888. Finch was to provide views of the Camp Brooke and Camp Morrow encampments, the mock naval engagements on Lake Kearney, Read More
