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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Category: Art
Visual Fine Art Forms
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 …
Joe McHale is a visual artist based out of Kearney, Nebraska. He graduated from the University of Nebraska at Kearney-UNK-College of Fine Arts and Humanities in 2013 with a Bachelor of Arts in Studio …
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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, …
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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Kaufmann-Wernert offered many items for the serious Kearney shopper, including a variety of small animals. On the first floor, at the back of the store you could find fish, turtles, and birds availabl …
Born and raised in Kearney for 22 years, I moved east to explore and experience new life conditions. First, Omaha and then Massachusetts. I attended Kearney schools with a primary interest in science, …