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Remembering the Family Farm: 150 Years of American Prints

Stephen Goddard, curator

September 14, 2004–November 7, 2004

Museum of Nebraska Art, Kearney, Nebraska

Print curator Stephen Goddard is planning an exhibition that examines the material culture of the American farm as documented by prints of farm implements, barns, silos, and other outbuildings. The prints are from the collection of Steven Schmidt and the Spencer permanent collection. Exhibition catalogue authors will be Steve Goddard, Dennis Domer (School of Architecture), James R. (Pete) Shortridge (Department of Geography), and Marty Elton (Ph.D. candidate, History of Art).

Works of art

Farmyard in Snow, William Judson Dickerson — William Judson Dickerson

Farmyard in Snow, 1940

Dugout, Theodore Wahl — Theodore Wahl

Dugout, circa 1939

Buttressed Barn Near Lawrence, Margaret Evelyn Whittemore — Margaret Evelyn Whittemore

Buttressed Barn Near Lawrence, 1930s

Rural Wisconsin, Todros Geller — Todros Geller

Rural Wisconsin, 1940

In the Spring, Grant Wood; Associated American Artists; George Charles Miller — Grant Wood; Associated American Artists; George Charles Miller

In the Spring, 1939

Hay Meadow, Arthur William Hall — Arthur William Hall

Hay Meadow, 1900s

Kansas Farm in Winter, Arthur William Hall — Arthur William Hall

Kansas Farm in Winter, 1900s

Nice Summer Day, Adolf Arthur Dehn — Adolf Arthur Dehn

Nice Summer Day, 1954

Illinois Cow Barns, Pauline Hill — Pauline Hill

Illinois Cow Barns, 1900s

Three Scores and Ten, Clarence Arnold Hotvedt — Clarence Arnold Hotvedt

Three Scores and Ten, circa 1930

Old Corn Crib, Herschel Logan — Herschel Logan

Old Corn Crib, 1932

The Loft, David Edwin Bernard — David Edwin Bernard

The Loft, date unknown

Threshing Run #7, David Edwin Bernard — David Edwin Bernard

Threshing Run #7, 1984

Kansas Farm House - Doniphan County, Charles Marshall — Charles Marshall

Kansas Farm House - Doniphan County, 1936

Old Elevator - Shannon, KS, Charles Marshall — Charles Marshall

Old Elevator - Shannon, KS, 1938

Dust Storm, Herschel Logan — Herschel Logan

Dust Storm, 1938

Old Haliburton Mill, Avis Chitwood — Avis Chitwood

Old Haliburton Mill, circa 1930s

Mountain Homestead, Grant Arnold — Grant Arnold

Mountain Homestead, 1940

The Old Cart, Albert Winslow Barker — Albert Winslow Barker

The Old Cart, date unknown

Border Ranch, Andrew R. Butler — Andrew R. Butler

Border Ranch, 1934

Grain, Frank Cassara — Frank Cassara

Grain, 1939

Village of the Plains, Lloyd Chester Foltz — Lloyd Chester Foltz

Village of the Plains, 1932

Dust, Mervin M. Jules — Mervin M. Jules

Dust, 1935–1936

Barns, John C. Menihan — John C. Menihan

Barns, 1937

The Gambrel-Roofed Barn, Thomas Willoughby Nason — Thomas Willoughby Nason

The Gambrel-Roofed Barn, 1947

Landscape with Farmhouse and Barn, George Lawrence Nelson — George Lawrence Nelson

Landscape with Farmhouse and Barn, date unknown

Seed Time and Harvest, Grant Wood; Associated American Artists; George Charles Miller — Grant Wood; Associated American Artists; George Charles Miller

Seed Time and Harvest, 1937

American Farm Scenes, No. 3, Frances Flora Bond Palmer — Frances Flora Bond Palmer

American Farm Scenes, No. 3, 1853

Haying in Vermont, Norma Bassett Hall — Norma Bassett Hall

Haying in Vermont, circa 1940

Simon's Barn, Oscar B. Erickson — Oscar B. Erickson

Simon's Barn, early-mid 1900s

untitled, John Mackie Falconer — John Mackie Falconer

untitled, 1882

The Tornado, John Steuart Curry — John Steuart Curry

The Tornado, 1932

December Afternoon, Jackson Lee Nesbitt — Jackson Lee Nesbitt

December Afternoon, 1993

How Green was My Valley, Joseph Meert — Joseph Meert

How Green was My Valley, circa 1940

Moonlight/Z Bar, Phil Epp — Phil Epp

Moonlight/Z Bar, late 1900s