Grant Wood Gothic ranked with Mona Lisa in WSJ review
A Wall Street Journal article on a Grant Wood retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City calls American Gothic one of the world’s most recognized paintings on par with Mona Lisa and Whistler’s Mother. It notes Wood's early obscurity and a near rejection by Chicago jurors.
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Nan Wood Graham
Cedar Rapids
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New York
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Whitney Museum of American Art
Art Institute of Chicago
Volunteer Opportunities in Linn County and East Central Iowa
A roundup of local volunteer needs across agencies including RSVP, Meals on Wheels, Catherine McAuley Center, MAHP, Arc of East Central Iowa, HACAP, Cedar Rapids Furniture Project, Young Parents Network, Kirkwood Community College literacy workshop, Churches of Marion Food Pantry, Alzheimer’s Association East Central Iowa, and History Center. Calls and emails provided for each opportunity.
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Arc
Iowa
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Call
Center Point Urbana senior pursues forensic science via field trip
Center Point Urbana High School senior Carrie Beaver, 17, drawn to criminology after a Kirkwood Community College field trip, plans to study biology at Luther College. She played volleyball and drama, managed wrestling for four years, and will graduate May 25 with the class of 2003.
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Urbana
Carrie Beaver
Beaver
Kirkwood Community College
Darrell
Justine Beaver
Walker
Luther College
Decorah
Luther
Carrie
Dave Hanneman
Center Point High School
Inductees Named in Center Point Urbana Honor Society
Sixteen students at Center Point Urbana High School were inducted into the Honor Society in December. Named inductees include Melinda Coberly Alexandra Frohner Heather Garrett Carrie Goettsch Jeff Green Amanda Jilovec Jama Kelly Kelly Kramer Tony Krueger Travis Lala Jeffrey Naylor Cody Peterson Skylar Price Jenna Rees Felan Ritze and Daniel White.
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Center Point
Center Point-Urbana
Melinda Coberly
Alexandra Frohner
Heather Garrett
Carrie Goettsch
Jeff Green
Amanda Jilovec
Jama Kelly
Kelly Kramer
Tony Krueger
Travis Lala
Jeffrey Naylor
Cody Peterson
Skylar Price
Jenna Rees
Felan Ritze
Daniel White
Center Point Urbana High School Holds Sunday Graduation
Center Point Urbana High School will hold graduation at 2 p.m. Sunday in the high school gym. The senior class includes Karlyn Ashlock Timothy Bahnsen Matthew Beauregard Carrie Beaver Tonya Becker Ashley Benson Mistie Bishop Gregory Bockenstedt Sarah Brecht Crystal Brehm Wayne Bruce Christopher Butterfield Erin Carman Kristina Carman Shannon Carolan Melissa Chamberlin Megan Cress Rachel Dahlin Travis De Brower Krystal Dearing Michelle Ditch Diana Ellson Kristina Engelken Scott Faust Justin Fisher Carla Franck Andrew Hatch Adam Herman Aaron Hilgendorf Erica Jenewein Shayla Jensen Jason Jones Jennifer Just Karissa Kayser Jama Kelly Crystal Kies Katie Kramer Weston Krug Sarah Lala Owen Lamphier Jesse Lovell Mark Manos Kristin McDermott Dustin Moneypenny Anna Nofal Jnee Offerman Joseph Pecinovsky Kaysie Petschow Matthew Pfeifer Christopher Piper Joshua Pohl Amber Pollock Brian Pritchard Adam Reece Charlotte Reiner Sarah Rhoads Ryan Rich Nora Richardson Amber Ritchart Adam Ross Robert Rowden Jeffrey Rupert Jeffrey Schulte Brett Shakespeare Daniel Shaver Alan Sholes Brock Slaymaker Andrew Smith Marc Smith Aimee Staskal Brecht Sara Techau Jennifer Tibbetts Sheila Vontalge Lindsey Wear Brandon Yansky Megan Zeigler Tamara Zieser.
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Center Point
Center Point-Urbana High School
Karlyn Ashlock
Timothy Bahnsen
Matthew Beauregard
Carrie Beaver
Tonya Becker
Ashley Benson
Mistie Bishop
Gregory Bockenstedt
Sarah Brecht
Crystal Brehm
Wayne Bruce
Christopher Butterfield
Erin Carman
Kristina Carman
Shannon Carolan
Melissa Chamberlin
Megan Cress
Rachel Dahlin
Travis de Brower
Krystal
Amber Pollock
Brian Pritchard
Adam Reece
Charlotte Reiner
Sarah Rhoads
Ryan Rich
Nora Richardson
Amber Ritchart
Adam Ross
Robert Rowden
Jeffrey Rupert
Jeffrey Schulte
Brett Shakespeare
Daniel Shaver
Alan Sholes
Brock Slaymaker
Andrew Smith
Marc Smith
Aimee Staskal-Brecht
Sara Techau
Jennifer Tibbetts
Sheila Vontalge
Lindsey Wear
Brandon Yansky
Megan Zeigler
Tamara Zieser
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