Letters from Beaty to his family recounting his experience as a Union soldier in the 149th Regiment of the Pennsylvania infantry, and letters to his family from his comrades recounting the circumstances of his death and burial.
Elaine Beck earned her MFA in Intermedia from the University of Iowa in 2004. Her 2001 artwork, the Chair Project, an interactive, collaborative community project in Oskaloosa, Iowa, was featured nationally in the media, and she was awarded Best of…
John Beckelman graduated with an MFA in Ceramics from Illinois State University in 1978. His pieces have been exhibited nationally. He is currently Chair of the Art Department at Coe College.
Diana Behl receieved a BFA from Bowling Green State University in December 2001. She is presently an MFA candidate in Printmaking at the University of Iowa.
Leslie Bell was born in 1947 in Duke Ellington's hometown of Washington D.C. and grew up in the galleries and museums there. He studied with Christian Brothers in high school, ran track and cross-country and watched the Beatles on Ed Sullivan. Mr.…
Jim Benedict is an Iowa artist who received his B.F.A in studio art from the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls. Recent highlights in Jim's career include being selected by juror Peter Schjeldahl, the art critic for the "New Yorker" magazine,…