Wednesday, 03 Dec 2014
Art Walk: A Celebration of the Seasons
Join University Museums Interpretation Specialist, David Faux in observing the close of another successful fall semester and changing of the seasons. We will look both forward and behind by focusing on Ellen Wagener's pastel drawings depicting the four distinct seasons that are hallmarks of living in Iowa. Discover the role Wagener and her works will play in the celebration of University Museums 40th anniversary.
Sunday, 14 Dec 2014
After America in the Making: John F. Kennedy
N.C. Wyeth's America in the Making depicts 12 dramatic scenes taken from American history beginning with North American explorer Francisco Vasquez de Coronado and ending with Abraham Lincoln. But, what are some of the major American moments of the 20th and 21st centuries? This program will show the film John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning Days of Drums. Made by the United States Information Agency in 1964 as a memorial tribute.