The Dubuque Museum of Art’s permanent collection concentrates on 20th century American art with an emphasis on American Regionalism.
DMA’s priority is to collect works by Regionalist artists and artists connected to the Tri-states region.
The permanent collection is composed of over 2100 works primarily paintings and works on paper. The collection includes significant works by noted Iowa Regionalist Grant Wood, the complete collection of Edward S. Curtis’ The North American Indian photogravures and texts, and nationally recognized artists including John Steuart Curry, Adrian Dornbush, and Mauricio Lasansky. Examples of local artists’ work include Francesco Licciardi, Louise Halliburton, Joseph Walter, and Dorothy Rossiter. DMA continues to receive an ongoing gift of the complete body of work from artist and author Arthur Geisert, currently consisting of more than 900 etchings.
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Regionalist
Art
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Grant
Wood
Appraisal
1931
Oil on composition board
On long-term loan from the
Carnegie-Stout Public
Library, acquired through the Lull Art Fund.
LTL.99.08
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Grant Wood
Iowa Autumn, Indian Creek
1924-26
Oil
Gift of Dr. Randall Lengeling
99.12.20 |
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Grant
Wood
Approaching
Storm
1940
Lithograph
Gift
of Dr. Randy Lengeling
99.12.15
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John Steuart Curry
Elephants
1936
Lithograph
Gift of Marijane Wallis, in memory
of J. Allen Wallis Jr.
99.12.23
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Adrian Dornbush
Eagle Point (detail)
Oil on canvas
n.d.
23 x 27 in.
Gift of anonymous donor
ND.32 |
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W. E. L. Bunn
Dubuque III
1930/36
Oil
ND.23 |
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Charles Burchfield
Diamonds in the Snow
n.d.
Watercolor
21 3/4 x 18 in.
Cora Gordon Memorial Purchase
50.00.01 |
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Arthur
Geisert
Roman Numerals, Front Cover (detail)
1996
Hand-colored etching
30 x 15 1/4 in.
The Arthur Geisert Collection. Gift of Arthur & Bonnie Geisert, made possible by Jack & Mantea Schmid.
02.11.214
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Cheryl Ellsworth
Young Man
Steel
Gift of Charlotte Robinson
87.05.12-b |
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Roy
Haught
Pine
Grove
1975
Watercolor
75.00.02
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James D. Butler
Threshold
1990-91
Oil
Gift of Bob and Barbara Woodward Family
00.12.50 |
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Pat Edwards
Backyard With Two Tree Trunks (detail)
2001
Oil on panel
Purchase through the Dorothy Rossiter Memorial Fund.
02.06.05 |
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