Papers of Nellie M. Gebers, 1991-1995.

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Papers of Nellie M. Gebers, 1991-1995.

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The bulk of the collection is an autobiography edited by her son, Don Gebers. The papers also include an essay about old age and life in a nursing home, correspondence about Grant Wood, and a description of her process of encaustic painting.

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Gebers, Nellie M., 1901-1995.

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Artist, teacher, and writer; resident of Lincoln, Iowa and after retirement in 1959 due to failing eyesight, of Campbell and Saratoga, Calif. Gebers was a student and friend of Grant Wood and a member of his artists' colony in Stone City, Iowa. She completed over 3,000 paintings in her lifetime, gaining a reputation as a "regionalist" in the art world. Her work was featured in numerous exhibitions and won regional and national awards. She also taught painting in public schools, in community adul...

Wood, Grant, 1891-1942

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Artist from Iowa. From the description of Letters, 1933-1941. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 233127101 Painter; Cedar Rapids, Iowa. From the description of Return from Bohemia / by Grant Wood, 1941. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78407270 From the description of Grant Wood scrapbooks, 1900-1962. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84557090 Grant Wood was born near Anamosa, Iowa, in 1891. In 1901 he moved with his family to Cedar ...

Gebers, Don.

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