The Stone City Art Colony and
School 1932-1933
Acknowledgements & Credits
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The Old Stone Barn
Built in 1889, the "Old Stone Barn" is a fixture of the Stone City, Iowa
community.
Photo by Kristy Raine with permission of the owner.
This research effort would not be complete without the help of numerous organizations. To the librarians, historians, family members of the artists, and other professionals who supported and aided this project, we offer our deeply felt thanks.
- American Art Museum; Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
- American Institute of Architects [AIA] Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa
- Amy Cooper, Special Collections, University of Iowa Libraries; Iowa City, Iowa
- Ann Walding-Phillips, Research Specialist; LibraryLink, Omaha World-Herald (NE)
- Anne Lozier, Archives Specialist; College Archives, Smith College; Northampton, Massachusetts
- Anne Naughton, Office of the Registrar; Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts
- Archives of American Art; The Smithsonian Institution; Washington, D.C.
- Bert Burlingame; West Palm Beach, Florida
- Bette J. Henning; Hemet, California
- Bristol Township Public Library; Bristolville, Ohio
- Carl Ver Steeg, Kendall Griffith Russell Artiaga Architects; Des Moines, Iowa
- Carnegie-Stout Public Library; Dubuque, Iowa
- Carolyn Stinson Nichols; San Diego, CA
- Cass County Genealogical Society; Atlantic, Iowa
- Catherine Rod, Grinnell College Library; Grinnell, Iowa
- Cecilia Hatcher, Grant Wood Art Festival and Gallery; Anamosa, Iowa
- Cedar Rapids Museum of Art; Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Charlene Hansen, Researcher; Genealogical Society of Linn County; Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Charles Helsell, Curatorial Volunteer; Cedar Rapids Museum of Art; Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Charles Worsfold; Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Clinton Public Library; Clinton, Iowa
- David Gibbons; Montgomery, Alabama
- David McCartney, University Archivist; University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, Iowa
- David Null, University Archivist; University of Wisconsin-Madison; Madison, Wisconsin
- Des Moines Art Center; Des Moines, Iowa
- Des Moines Public Library; Des Moines, Iowa
- The Des Moines Register; Des Moines, Iowa
- Don L. Glasell; Chicago, Illinois
- Donna Young, Chief Designer, Isabel Bloom, LLC; Davenport, Iowa
- Doris M. Schmitz, Executive Dir., Cedar Falls Historical Society; Cedar Falls, Iowa
- Dorothy McCray; Silver City, New Mexico
- Dubuque Arts Council; Dubuque, Iowa
- Dubuque Museum of Art; Dubuque, Iowa
- Drake University, Cowles Library, Special Collections; Des Moines, Iowa
- Eastern Monroe Public Library; Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
- Elizabeth Gulacsy, Librarian and Archivist; Scholes Library, NYSCC at Alfred University
- Evanston Public Library; Evanston, Illinois
- Everett Cole, Curator, Hearst Center for the Arts; Cedar Falls, Iowa
- Figge Museum of Art; Davenport, Iowa
- Fort Dodge Public Library; Fort Dodge, Iowa
- George T. Henry; Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Glenwood Public Library; Glenwood, Iowa
- Grant Wood Art Festival; Anamosa, Iowa
- Grant Wood Art Gallery; Anamosa, Iowa
- Grinnell College Libraries; Grinnell, Iowa
- Griswold Public Library; Griswold, Iowa
- Hal Lainson; Hastings, Nebraska
- Hugh and Dotty Trask; Glenwood, Iowa
- Igor Shwabe; Scottsdale, Arizona
- J. Cloyd Miller Library, Western New Mexico University; Silver City, New Mexico
- James and Meryl Hearst Center for the Arts; Cedar Falls, Iowa
- James Savage; Prairie Village, Kansas
- Jane Marquis Corliss; Springfield, Oregon
- Jane Milosch, Former Curator, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art; Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Jane Weppler, Query Chairperson, Iowa City Genealogical Society; Iowa City, Iowa
- Jean Jacobson, Collections Supervisor; Museum of Nebraska Art; Kearney, NE
- Jean Florman, Producer, KUNI Radio; Cedar Falls, Iowa
- Jeff Fleming, Senior Curator; Des Moines Art Center; Des Moines, Iowa
- Jeff Smith; Riverside, California
- Jennifer Griffith Clements; Vinalhaven, Maine
- Jennifer Smyser, Co-President, League of Women Voters of Des Moines; Des Moines, IA
- Jerry D. Meyer, Professor Emeritus, Northern Illinois University; DeKalb, Illinois
- Jim Baggett, Archivist, Birmingham Public Library; Birmingham, Alabama
- Joan C. Keller; Oroville, California
- Joan Metzger, Asst. University Archivist, Northern Illinois University; DeKalb, Illinois
- Joann Meyer, Archivist; Douglas County Historical Society; Omaha, Nebraska
- Joel Dryer, Director; Illinois Historical Art Project
- John Armstrong, Library Technician; Joslyn Art Museum Library; Omaha, NE
- Joslyn Art Museum, Abrahams Library; Omaha, Nebraska
- Julie Hansen, Wilcox Library; William Penn University, Oskaloosa, Iowa
- Julio L. Hernandez-Delgado, Head, Archives and Special Collections; Hunter College, NYC
- Karen Mason, Curator, Iowa Women’s Archives; University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, IA
- Kay Jenkins, Faulconer Gallery Curator, Grinnell College; Grinnell, Iowa
- Kling Memorial Library; Grundy Center, Iowa
- Kristin Frish; Cottonwood, Ohio
- Larry Mensching; Rights and Reproductions; Joslyn Art Museum; Omaha, NE
- Lea Rosson DeLong, Guest Curator; Brunnier Art Museum, Iowa State University; Ames,IA
- Lee Fagan; Fresh Meadows, New York
- Madison County Historical Society; Oneida, New York
- Malcolm C. Ross; Otego, New York
- Margarete Gross; Head, Chicago Artists’ Archives; Chicago Public Library, Chicago, IL
- Mark Stumme, Librarian and Archivist; Cowles Library, Drake University; Des Moines, IA
- Mary Hawkins; Reader Services, Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas; Lawrence, KS
- Mary Pryor, Archivist, Colman Library; Rockford College; Rockford, Illinois
- Mills County Genealogical Society; Glenwood, Iowa
- Monica Haskell, Director, Florida Keys Council of the Arts; Key West, FL
- Monroe County Historical Association; Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
- Mount Pleasant Public Library; Mount Pleasant, Iowa
- National Postal Museum; Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
- Norma Sindelar, Archivist, Saint Louis Art Museum; St. Louis, Missouri
- Nutley Free Public Library; Nutley, New Jersey
- Oneida County Historical Society; Utica, New York
- Oskaloosa Public Library; Oskaloosa, Iowa
- Ottumwa Public Library; Ottumwa, Iowa
- Patricia Barlow; Schaller Public Library; Schaller, Iowa
- Patricia Lynagh, Reference Librarian; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian Institution
- Patricia Sorensen; Des Moines, Iowa
- Paul G. Stanwood, University of British Columbia; Vancouver, British Columbia
- Persis Gow; Concord, New Hampshire
- Peter McCray; Tucson, Arizona
- Randy Roeder, Former Technical Services Librarian and Archivist; Stewart Library, Coe College, Cedar Rapids, IA
- Registrar’s Office, Iowa State University; Ames, Iowa
- Registrar’s Office, University of Northern Iowa; Cedar Falls, Iowa
- Richard D. Evans; Bettendorf, Iowa
- Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center; Davenport Public Library; Davenport, IA
- Rick Teller, Archivist and Librarian; The Williston Northampton School; Easthampton, Massachusetts
- Robert Stinson; San Diego, California
- Rodney Moore, Asst. Dir. of Registration and Records; University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Sandra Roscoe, Special Collections Research Center, Joseph Regenstein Library, University of Chicago; Chicago, Illinois
- Scholes Library, New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred University; Alfred, NY
- Scott and Mary Corliss; Augusta, Georgia
- Shearon Barry Elderkin; Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Sioux City Public Library; Sioux City, Iowa
- Steve Rossi, Rolling Meadows Public Library; Rolling Meadows, IL
- Tami Anderson, Director, Hartington Public Library; Hartington, Nebraska
- Teresa Dahlgren, Newsroom Librarian, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier; Waterloo, IA
- Teri Coate-Saal, Registrar; Cedar Rapids Museum of Art; Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- University of Iowa, Art Library; Iowa City, Iowa
- University of Iowa, Main Library, Special Collections Department; Iowa City, Iowa
- Veronica Moraga, Office of the Registrar, University of Chicago; Chicago, Illinois
- Virginia Mecklenburg; Senior Curator, Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Westminster Presbyterian Church; Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Zanesville Art Center; Zanesville, Ohio
Photographs and images provided and used with appreciation to these individuals and organizations:
- Alvie Sellmer, Student Assistant; Archives, University of Colorado at Boulder Libraries
- Ann Walding-Phillips, Research Specialist; Library Link; Omaha World-Herald
- Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution; Washington, D.C.
- Bart H. Ryckbosch; Archivist, School of the Art Institute of Chicago; Chicago, Illinois
- Bert Burlingame; West Palm Beach, Florida
- Bette Henning; Hemet, California
- Carolyn Stinson Nichols; San Diego, California
- Catherine Rod, Grinnell College Library; Grinnell, Iowa
- Cecilia and Jon Hatcher, Grant Wood Art Gallery; Anamosa, Iowa
- Communications Office; Cedar Rapids Community School District; Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- David Gibbons; Montgomery, Alabama
- Don L. Glasell; Chicago, Illinois
- Donna Young, Chief Designer, Isabel Bloom, LLC; Davenport, Iowa
- Dorothy McCray; Silver City, New Mexico
- Elizabeth Gulacsy, Librarian and Archivist, Scholes Library; New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University; Alfred, New York
- Emilia Garvey, Student Assistant, Grinnell College Archives; Grinnell, Iowa
- George T. Henry; Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Heather Briston, University Archivist, Knight Library; University of Oregon, Eugene
- Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College; Hanover, New Hampshire
- Jeff Hutton, Associate Editor, The Ottumwa Courier; Ottumwa, Iowa
- Jeff Smith; Riverside, California
- Jennifer Griffith Clements; Vinalhaven, Maine
- Jim Savage; Prairie Village, Kansas
- Joan M. Metzger, Asst. University Archivist; Regional History Center, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois
- Jo Ann Hendricks, Director, Blanden Art Museum; Fort Dodge, Iowa
- John Armstrong, Library Technician, Joslyn Art Museum; Omaha, Nebraska
- James Savage; Prairie Village, Kansas
- Larry Mensching, Rights/Reproductions Liaison; Joslyn Art Museum; Omaha, NE
- Lea Rosson DeLong, Guest Curator; Brunnier Art Museum, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
- Lee Fagan; Fresh Meadows, New York
- Lesli Larson, Image Services and Special Collections; University of Oregon, Eugene
- Linda and Robert Scarth; Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Marie Kroger, Archives Volunteer, School of the Art Institute of Chicago; Chicago, Illinois
- Mark Stumme, Cowles Library, Drake University; Des Moines, Iowa
- Michelle Robinson, Figge Art Museum; Davenport, Iowa
- Molly Fuller; Hanson, Watson, Howe Advertising; Moline, Illinois
- Persis Gow; Concord, New Hampshire
- Peter McCray; Tucson, Arizona
- Rachel Mullins, Development Office; Davenport Community Schools; Davenport, Iowa
- Rachel Newton, Student Assistant; Archives, University of Colorado at Boulder Libraries
- Randy Roeder, Former Librarian and Archivist, Stewart Library, Coe College; Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center, Davenport Public Library; Davenport, Iowa
- Robert and Charlene George; Anamosa, Iowa
- Robert Stinson; San Diego, California
- Scott and Mary Corliss; Augusta, Georgia
- Shearon Barry Elderkin; Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Steve Rossi, Rolling Meadows Public Library; Rolling Meadows, Illinois
- Teri Coate-Saal, Registrar, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art; Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Wendy Hurlock, Photo Order Coordinator; Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution
- Zanesville Times-Recorder; Zanesville, Ohio
One of the artist-decorated
ice-wagons used by the Stone City Art Colony and School. Photographer unknown.
Image provided and used with permission of the
Grant Wood Art Gallery, Anamosa, Iowa.
When Tillage Begins: The Stone
City Art Colony and School
Published online October 2003 by the
Busse Library
Mount Mercy College
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Telephone: 319-368-6465
Fax: 319-363-9060
Email: library@mtmercy.edu
Researcher & Author: Kristy Raine
Library Director: Marilyn Murphy
Editor & Web Designer: Linda Scarth
©Busse Library 2003