District artwork on loan to Art Museum
The Cedar Rapids School District approves a five year loan agreement with the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art for the District collection. It includes 21 Grant Wood originals eight Marvin Cone paintings and 149 portrait photographs by Carl Van Vechten plus works by Fleury Pyle and Steele.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids School Board
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
Grant Wood
Marvin Cone
Cedar Rapids
Coe
Carl van Vechten
Albert Fleury
Arnold Pyle
T.C. Steele
Art Museum
Joseph Czestokowski
Newell Lash
Grant Wood painting Young Corn hangs in Cedar Rapids library
Cedar Rapids Schools own Young Corn by Grant Wood was displayed in Wilson Junior High School library until 1970. After about 40 years in the building many believed the piece was a print rather than an original painting.
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Grant Wood
Cedar Rapids
Wilson Junior High
Important School Dates for a Local District
The calendar lists events from February 27 open meeting on school closings at Taft Auditorium 7:30 P.M. to June 16 25 summer school classes and multiple graduation times for Jefferson Kennedy and Washington. Inservice days run for K 9 in March and K 6 in April. Holiday and office closures accompany spring vacation and end of school.
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Taft
Metro
Jefferson
Kennedy
Washington
Mystery surrounds Arbor Day sale of Grant Wood painting
Cedar Rapids school memorial painting Arbor Day by Grant Wood sold in 1935 after leaving McKinley School without board approval. The work reappeared at a New York gallery, later moved to King Vidor and finally to a private collector at last year’s auction for 1.375 million dollars.
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Grant Wood
Cedar Rapids Board of Education
Mary Ann Kucera
Board of Education
McKinley School
McKinley
Catherine Moters
Rose Waterstadt
Norm Hanson
Wilson
Wood
Maynard Walker Gallery
New York
Joseph Czestochowski
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
Kucera
King Vidor
Vidor
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!