Twelve Views of Water: Works by Nancy Purington

May 25 - August 8, 2010

Nancy Purington, an Iowa City-based artist, grew up in Iowa along the banks of the Mississippi River and has always lived in close proximity to bodies of water.  Water has been the primary subject matter of her work for over 30 years.  This exhibition includes 46 works in a variety of media – from miniature prints and collages to large-scale paintings.  Many of the works incorporate metals like gold, silver, and palladium, making reference to the reflective qualities of water.  This traveling exhibition was organized by Waterloo Center for the Arts and Muscatine Art Center.  A catalog is available for sale at the front desk.

Nancy Purington, Leaf/Wave from Twelve Views of Water, Mississippi River at Lake Davenport, 2002

Click for a video of Nancy Purington's gallery talk at DMA on June 26, 2010.

Stephen Gassman and Carol Jean Carter: Industry of Yesterday

Images of the Dubuque Pack and Star Brewery

May 25 - August 15, 2010

Gassman and Carter each independently documented with a skillful artistic eye the life of two well-known industries in Dubuque, the Dubuque Pack and the Star Brewery after they closed down and workers and managers had long gone. 16 black & white and color photographs are on view.  Stephen Gassman is a professional photographer in Platteville, Wisconsin.  He is originally from Dubuque and attended Senior High School.

Carol Jean Carter is a native of Burlington, Iowa now living and working as a professional photographer in Des Moines, Iowa.

Top Image: Stephen Gassman, Fleur di lis, 2001

Bottom Image: Carol Jean Carter, Dubuque Meat #38, 2001

Selections from Arthur Geisert's River Town

Through August 15, 2010

From Geisert's town series of books which also includes Desert Town, Prairie Town, and Mountain Town, River Town depicts a year in the life of residents who live in a small farm community situated next to a major river.  As the season's change so does life along the river.  Geisert recently released his 22nd children's book, Country Road ABC, An Illustrated Journey Through America's Farmland, about farm life in his hometown of Bernard, Iowa.

Arthur Geisert, River Town, p. 9

Louise Herron Halliburton: From the Collection

March 4 - July 11, 2010

Halliburton was born in Dubuque in 1898.  She trained as an artist at the Corcoran Art School in Washington, D.C.  She was a highly skilled painter and specialized in watercolor.  She took lessons from famous watercolorist Eliot O’Hara.  She especially admired the work of the famous impressionist watercolorist, Millard Sheets.  Paintings from her travels to Washington D.C., Florida, and California as well as a Dubuque scene are presented.

Grant Wood Gallery

Ongoing

Organized by the Dubuque Museum of Art

Grant Wood's "Appraisal" and "Victorian Survival" are now on permanent display.  The Dubuque Museum of Art is proud to display these treasures in a redesigned section of the Randall & Cathy Lengeling Gallery that will permanently display a limited selection of our extensive Grant Wood collection.

Grant Wood (American, 1891-1942)

Appraisal (detail)

1931

oil on composition board

37x43 in.

On long-term loan from the Dubuque Cultural Preservation Committee, LTL.99.08.