Larry Schwarm: Kansas Farmers

Exhibition

Exhibition Overview

Larry Schwarm: Kansas Farmers
Larry Schwarm: Kansas Farmers
Kate Meyer, curator
March 20, 2026–January 14, 2028
Regnier Hall, Edwards Campus, Overland Park, Kansas

This exhibition of 36 photographs by artist Larry Schwarm explores the contemporary realities of farm life in Kansas.

Exhibition images

Works of art

Transferring wheat from hopper to truck, Kiowa County, Kansas, June 2012, Larry Schwarm
Larry Schwarm
Marvin in his field of new terraces, Atchison County, Kansas, May 2012, Larry Schwarm
Larry Schwarm
Supper break during wheat harvest, southeast of Wilson, Kansas, June 2011, Larry Schwarm
Larry Schwarm
Showing swine at Kansas State Fair, Hutchinson, Kansas, September 2010, Larry Schwarm
Larry Schwarm
Preparing seedbed, near Cunningham, Kansas, October 2011, Larry Schwarm
Larry Schwarm
Empty train cars in wheat field near Friend, Kansas, May 2012, Larry Schwarm
Larry Schwarm
Custom Mills Feed Store near Arlington, Kansas, 2012, Larry Schwarm
Larry Schwarm
Combines and oil wells, Ellsworth County, Kansas, June 2011, Larry Schwarm
Larry Schwarm
ATV tracks on Arkansas River bed, south of Holcomb, Kansas, February 2012, Larry Schwarm
Larry Schwarm
Laurence and Baxter, Kiowa County, Kansas, November 2010, Larry Schwarm
Larry Schwarm
ECOLOGICAL BASTARDS – Redneck Bumper Sticker, Kiowa County Kansas, May 2012, Larry Schwarm
Larry Schwarm
Aerial spraying, Rice County, Kansas, June 2013, Larry Schwarm
Larry Schwarm
Corn tunnel, Kiowa County, Kansas, August 2016, Larry Schwarm
Larry Schwarm
Generations: Filling a stock tank—about six miles south of Greensburg, Kansas, October 2011, Larry Schwarm
Larry Schwarm
Post Office, Hazelton, Kansas, August 2014, Larry Schwarm
Larry Schwarm
Interior of Western Plains Energy Ethanol Plant near Oakley, Kansas, July 2012, Larry Schwarm
Larry Schwarm
GPS-operated tractor on Gamble farms north of Greensburg, Kansas, April 2012, Larry Schwarm
Larry Schwarm
Kansas Farm sign with rain gauge, east of Shallow Water, Kansas, July 2012, Larry Schwarm
Larry Schwarm
Mom and daughter walking down Main Street, Pretty Prairie, Kansas, May 2012, Larry Schwarm
Larry Schwarm
Cattle in drought-damaged pasture near Elkhart, Kansas, July 2011, Larry Schwarm
Larry Schwarm
Corner of Main and Harvest Streets, Lucas, Kansas, July 2012, Larry Schwarm
Larry Schwarm
Irrigating wheat in Reno County, Kansas, April 2012, Larry Schwarm
Larry Schwarm
City Hall, Sylvan Grove, Kansas, July 2012, Larry Schwarm
Larry Schwarm
Field of cotton north of Cullison, Kansas, November 2016, Larry Schwarm
Larry Schwarm
Wind turbine and windmill, south of Beaumont, Kansas, June 2012, Larry Schwarm
Larry Schwarm
Old farm machinery in field, Ness County, Kansas, May 2012, Larry Schwarm
Larry Schwarm
Post Office in Belvidere, Kansas, October 2007, Larry Schwarm
Larry Schwarm
Morning work conference, Lon Frahm Farm, Colby, Kansas, July 2012, Larry Schwarm
Larry Schwarm
Main Street, Syracuse, Kansas, June 2013, Larry Schwarm
Larry Schwarm
Poultry auction in Yoder, Kansas, March 2012, Larry Schwarm
Larry Schwarm
YOU KNOW painted on metal building in Elkhart, Kansas, 2011, Larry Schwarm
Larry Schwarm
Ki Gamble planting corn north of Greensburg, Kansas, April 2012, Larry Schwarm
Larry Schwarm
Grain prices, Cheney, Kansas, June 2012, Larry Schwarm
Larry Schwarm
Alfalfa field, Ford County, Kansas, June 2014, Larry Schwarm
Larry Schwarm
Feed truck, Brookover Ranch Feed Yard, May 2012, Larry Schwarm
Larry Schwarm
Unloading wheat in Haviland, Kansas elevator, May 2012, Larry Schwarm
Larry Schwarm

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