'Collecting Nebraska' offers visual history of state

"Red Barn" by Dale Nichols, circa 1940, oil on canvas
"Red Barn" by Dale Nichols, circa 1940, oil on canvas

The exhibition "Collecting Nebraska," which runs from Aug. 4 through Dec. 16, joins the photography exhibition by David Lovekin and Rick Houchin to make both floors of the museum Nebraska-related.

Over the past two centuries, artists have been inspired by the Nebraska experience and have created a visual history of the state dating as far back as 1859. Nebraska's changing landscape, from wide-open prairie to bustling cities, can be witnessed in paintings, photographs, prints, textiles and sculptures from the museum's permanent collection.

"This exhibition is a great chance to see the variety of the museum's collection and the trajectory of artmaking in Nebraska," curator Melynda Seaton said.

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