Artists -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Behind The Brewery Gallery Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 129
Abstract
Dale and Betty Kendrick owned and operated the Behind The Brewery Gallery at 1026 South Front St. in La Crosse, Wisconsin, from 1971 through 2009. The Gallery supported local artists who committed to completing masters degrees in art or art education, and sponsored art students through art awards or interest grants in conjunction with the UW-La Crosse Annual All-Student Art Show. The Gallery was sold in 2011.Materials in this collection have been arranged chronologically and...
Dates:
1966-2009
Dale Kendrick Materials related to the "Nein the Stein-Protect the Skyline" Campaign in La Crosse, Wisconsin,
Collection
Identifier: MSS 138
Abstract
"The World's Largest Stein" was designed by artist Susan Sampson in 1993, and was proposed to be built as a tourist attraction in La Crosse, Wisconsin, at an estimated cost of $1,000,000. The structure was meant to stand 75 feet tall with shops, galleries, and a pub. Dale Kendrick organized a "Nein the Stein-Protect the Skyline" campaign to petition against the Stein that same year, thereby impacting public opinion. Eventually Sampson decided to build the Stein in Black River Falls,...
Dates:
1993-2004
Dale Kendrick Materials related to "The Scroll" Sculpture in La Crosse, Wisconsin
Collection
Identifier: MSS 137
Abstract
"The Scroll," or its full title, "Scrolled Tablets of Pictographs Celebrate the Creation of Letters Making Words into Written Languages for Human Expressions," was designed by Dale Kendrick and constructed between 1990 and 1998 with the support of the City of La Crosse Downtown Sculpture Committee and the Lunde Foundry (Holmen, Wis.). In kind donations were accepted from local businesses and donors were able to "purchase" the hieroglyphic tablets to be screwed onto the main sculpture. "The...
Dates:
1990-2002
Eastbank Artists, Inc. Records
Collection
Identifier: MSS 053
Abstract
Eastbank Artists, Inc., was formed in 1976 by three La Crosse, Wisconsin, area artists who wanted more visibility and marketing of their artistic wares than they could accomplish independently. Until 1999, the organization hosted exhibits at the Pump House, the home of the Western Wisconsin Regional Arts agency.Records include by-laws, 1987 and 1997; a directory of member artists with some biographical content, 1976-1985; a guest book of visitors to the exhibits, 1977-circa 1981;...
Dates:
1976-2001
Student Paper on the Life and Artwork of Sandor Leopold Landeau
Collection — Box MISC 10, Folder: 2
Identifier: MISC MSS 077
Abstract
Student paper written by A. King Holley, 1958 January, on the life and artwork of artist Sandor Leopold Landeau. Landeau resided in La Crosse, Wisconsin during a portion of his early career.
Dates:
1958 January 15