A NEW EXHIBIT FEATURING A SERIES OF BLACK-AND-WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS OF IOWA IS OPENING AT THE SIOUX CITY ART CENTER.
DAVID PLOWDEN’S IOWA ARE PHOTOS FEATURING RURAL COMMUNITIES AND AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPES, INCLUDING BARNS, GRAIN ELEVATORS AND CORNFIELDS; AS WELL AS LOCAL BUSINESSES, HIGHWAYS, CHURCHES, AND SCHOOLS.
ART CENTER CURATOR CHRISTOPHER ATKINS SAYS SOME OF THE PHOTOS DATE BACK OVER 60 YEARS:
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ATKINS SAYS THE PICTURES REGISTER HOW THE HISTORY OF THE STATE CAN BE READ IN ITS SMALL TOWNS AND FARMS:
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THE COLLECTION IS ON LOAN FROM HUMANITIES IOWA.
THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO A OPENING RECEPTION, WITH FREE MARGARITAS, TO CELEBRATE CINCO DE MAYO AT THE ART CENTER ON TUESDAY, FROM 4 – 5 P.M.
