In just over two decades, Kelsey Baxter-1994-has already created a body of work that demonstrates her evolution as an artist both in her skills and her interpretations. Her fascination with simple and …
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The Woodcarving DuoCharles Baxter, the only child of Ruth Gordon Hubbard, was trained in art by his mother and strongly influenced by his grandfather Jerome. He took some art in school and studied dra …
The Business Takes OffKevin Baxter 2015The eldest son of Charles and Edna Baxter, Kevin Baxter 1960, literally grew up from before kindergarten with a pencil or a paintbrush in his hand. His skills we …
The Young PainterRuth Gordon was born January 21, 1902, in Lexington, Dawson County, Nebraska, the eldest child to Jerome Emory Gordon and Ida Wilhelmina “Minnie” Anderson. Ruth demonstrated talent as …
The Gordon Brothers If there was a beginning to what we might consider the “arts” in this family, and their influence in Kearney, it begins with Jerome. Jerome “Rome” E. Gordon-ca. 1877-1948 Jerome “R …
It always seems that by this time of the year benches have little worn spots in the paint where long term tenants have parked their posteriors while practicing the art of creative oral fiction during …
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When entering the Merryman Performing Arts Center (MPAC), the visitor’s gaze is immediately captured with Tumbleweed Symphony, a large 13 ft. diameter suspended kinetic mobile. This truly distinctive, …
Jeanne for instance. A graduate of Grinnell College and KSC, Jeanne was NTV’s host and producer of news and public affairs programming.
Origins In 1964, twenty-one foreign delegates visited the campus of Kearney State College (KSC) with the objective to “awaken and properly channel the interest of our future leaders in education in ed …
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Before our series celebrating Kearney’s Sesquicentennial, Kearney Creates had already given some attention to Jon Bokenkamp, Claire and Shelley Fort, Javi Fox, Jerry Fox, Jenny Homan, Tom Miles, Jim a …
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