MONA

1921, Summerfield, Illinois – 2011, Claremont, California Biographical sketch of artist Paul Soldner Paul Soldner Sculpture #9669 ceramic c. 1996 31 × 28″ Purchase made possible by MONA Guild Accession No: 1997.04 (click image for full view)

1905, Council Bluffs, Iowa – 1966 Biographical sketch of artist John Pusey John Pusey Portrait of a Cub Reporter (Leonard Thiessen)  * oil on linen 1940 Gift of Leonard Thiessen Estate Accession No: 1989.25 (click image for full view)     John Pusey Landscape watercolor 1939 Gift of James Allison Flynn & Elizabeth Fore Flynn Read More

1950, Lincoln, Nebraska – Biographical sketch of artist Martha Pettigrew Martha Pettigrew Beauty of the Harvest bronze 1995 73 × 24½ × 32½” Gift of Wallace A. & Martha C. Richardson Accession No: 2000.33 (click image for full view) Martha Pettigrew Spirit of the Great Plains bronze 2000 22 × 29 × 10″ not including base Read More

1950, North Platte, Nebraska – Biographical sketch of artist Deborah Murphy Deborah Murphy Your Street, Any Street acrylic 1992 Gift of the Artist and Anonymous Donor Accession No: 1992.57 (click image for full view) Deborah Murphy Across the River is Blair Prismacolor on board 1986 17½ × 23×14;” Harry & Theresa Crook Estate Accession No: Read More

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)