Inspired by Cedar Rapids: 175 Years of Art October 5, 2024 – January 19, 2025

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Leon Zeman, Third Avenue Bridge, undated, oil on canvas, 19 ¼ x 16 1/8 inches, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Gift from the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce-Metro Economic Alliance, 2012.089.
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Grant Wood, Portrait of Frances Fiske Marshall, 1929, oil on canvas, 40 ½ x 28 ½ inches, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Gift of Frances Marshall Lash, Patricia Marshall Sheehy, Barbara Marshall Hoffman and Jeanne Marshall Byers, 81.11.
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Lawrence Buck, St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 1918, gouache and pencil on board, 29 ½ x 40 5/8 inches, On Loan from St. Paul's United Methodist Church, L1984.19.

Inspired by Cedar Rapids: 175 Years of Art

October 5, 2024-January 19, 2025

As Cedar Rapids celebrates 175 years, the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art highlights how the city has inspired artists over many decades.  From the urban cityscape to pockets of nature and the faces that loom large in the city’s history, these works demonstrate the varied approaches artists have used to interpret and reflect the city.  They create an image of artistic legacy that extends to the present day.