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Portrait of Maquoketa painter roams 180 faces in town project
Rose, a painter trained in Chicago, Connecticut and New York, created Portrait of Maquoketa in 2005 06 inviting residents to sit for 12 by 12 canvases in a storefront studio. Over 180 residents aged 3 days to nearly 100 posed, revealing stories as the works moved to the Maquoketa Art Experience after a July 2006 national tour.
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Chicago
Connecticut
New York City
Old City Hall Gallery
Maquoketa
Rose
Arizona
Iowa Arts Council
Charles Morse