Self-explore these virtual galleries online! Guided tours with an educator or curator via Zoom are available for Senior Living Communities that would like to learn more in-depth about the galleries.
A presentation and Q&A with the Pentacrest Museums (60 min)
The Old Capitol dome is the University of Iowa’s logo and remains one of the most recognizable images and landmarks in the state of Iowa. In the 175 years since the cornerstone was laid, the building has undergone multiple additions and renovations, as well as surviving a major fire in 2001. Travel back in time to discover the many fascinating stories, people, events, and societal impact this building witnessed over its 175 years of existence.
Every corner of Iowa offers something incredible and unique in terms of natural history, history, art, and archaeology. Tour the state with us to learn more!
Office of the State Archaeologist “Iowa Road Trips” Gallery
Crockery bottom, “STONEW / Ft DODG”; Time Period: Late 19th-early 20th century; Site: 13OA31, Osceola County; Catalog/Accession #: 10097Glass trade bead (microscopic enlargement) Time Period: 1840s-50s Site: 13WN160, Winneshiek County Catalog/Accession #: 12354Serrated bone squash knife Time Period: Mill Creek Site: 13OB4 (Whittrock), O’Brien County Catalog/Accession #: 3-252Spanish coin (microscopic enlargement) Time Period: 1782 Site: 13CW121, Chickasaw County Private collection. OSA call #: AP/360/S/CW121-0001-7Ceramic figurine, “MADE IN OCCUPIED JAPAN” Time Period: Late 19th-early 20th county Site: 13FN12, Franklin County Catalog/Accession #: 1594Animal effigy on pottery vessel handle; possible deer Time Period: Mill Creek Site: 13BV1 (Chan-ya-ta), Buena Vista County Catalog/Accession #: 762/200Great Oasis vessel rim with running deer Time Period: Great Oasis Site: 13WD88 (Cowen), Woodbury County Catalog/Accession #: 5185.44-50Table Rock point Time Period: Late Archaic Site: 13WB0, Webster County Catalog/Accession #: Wr-35HNutting stone Time Period: Pre-contact Site: 13MN53, Monona County Catalog/Accession #: 7890Harmonica plate Time Period: Early 20th century Site: 13AB23, Audubon County Catalog/Accession #: 23/6551“Eagle and wreath” brass military button Time Period: 1843-1846 Site: 13PK61 (Fort Des Moines No. 2), Polk County Catalog/Accession #: 920-13/9699Projectile points Time Period: Late Paleoindian to Archaic Site: 13PH12, Poweshiek County Catalog/Accession #: 12533/2.2-2.5, 3.1, 4.1, 4.2Corner tang point Time Period: Late Woodland Site: 13BE0, Benton County Catalog/Accession #: Bn-14Necklace or bracelet made of Mexican pesos with Centavo pendant, Time Period: 1942-1948 Site: 13CN111, Clinton County Catalog/Accession #: 1/10477Scrapers Time Period: Woodland Site: 13AD1, Adair County Catalog/Accession #: 52Snyder points and point fragments Time Period: Middle Woodland Site: 13LA12 (Gast Farm), Louisa County Catalog/Accession #: 3437CCobalt blue poison bottle Time Period: Late 19th-early 20th county Site: 13TA39, Taylor County Catalog/Accession #: 6464Lincoln and Johnson presidential campaign button Time Period: 1864 Site: 13WP79, Wapello County Catalog/Accession #: 79-4/439Fish effigy carved from shell Time Period: Glenwood Site: 13ML176 (Wall Ridge), Mills County Catalog/Accession #: 7-6Worked hematite; Time Period: Archaic; Site: 13AN52, Appanoose County; Catalog/Accession #: 31/370052
Videos
Virtual Programs
A presentation and Q&A with the Office of the State Archaeologist (60 min)
Explore the range and diversity of artifacts types in Iowa, from deep time to recent history, and learn about the people these objects tell a story about.
What objects do we collect and why? We all know a collector — you might be that collector! Discover some personal collections housed at our four institutions and get the opportunity to share your own.
Office of the State Archaeologist “Personal Collections” Gallery
Artistic representation of a pipe (two views); made from soapstone. This is not an archaeological object. Origin and time period unknown. This object is part of the J. West donation at OSA.Artistic representation of a pipe; made from pipestone. Origin and time period unknown. This is not an archaeological object. This object is part of the J. West donation at OSA.Artistic representation of a pipe (two views); made from pipestone. Origin and time period unknown. This is not an archaeological object. This object is part of the J. West donation at OSA.Bakelite-beaded necklace with a pipestone bear effigy pipe drilled to hang from neck or clothes. Originated from an estate sale in southwestern Minnesota. This is not an archaeological object. This object is part of the J. West donation at OSA.Artistic representation of a pipe depicting a beaver (two views); made from soapstone (steatite). This is not an archaeological object. Origin and time period unknown. This object is part of the J. West donation at OSA.Artistic representation of a pipe depicting a raven; made from black soapstone (steatite). Origin and time period unknown. This is not an archaeological object. This object is part of the J. West donation at OSA.
University of Iowa Libraries “Personal Collections” Gallery
Chef Louis Szathmary
Collection of Louis Szathmary and Bakery Restaurant Materials
MsC1009Baker’s Extract Company Pamphlet
Szathmary Recipe Pamphlets
MsC1018
View chosen collections from My Collections, an ongoing, collaborative, educational exhibition program inviting the community to participate in exhibiting their own personal collections at the University of Iowa Pentacrest Museums.
A presentation and Q&A with the Pentacrest Museums and UI Libraries (60 min)
What does it mean to collect something and why do people collect? What does it say about us as humans, society, and history? Explore the meaning behind the art of collecting. Audiences will get to meet people with unique personal collections and the stories their collections tell.
A presentation and Q&A with the Stanley Museum (60 min)
We’re going to learn more about art (paintings, jewelry, ceramics, photography, sculpture…) while learning more about each other. Amanda Lensing from the Stanley Museum of Art will lead the show and tell with objects from the Stanley collections and continue the conversation with participants while applying the Elements of Art (line, shape, form, space, texture, value, and color). 1) Show a piece of art or craft from your collection – one you created or one that was gifted to you. 2) Tell us why it’s important to you.
A presentation and Q&A with the Office of the State Archaeologist (60 min)
Iowans have been enthusiastic about artifact hunting for generations. When conscientious avocational archaeologists partner with professionals, we build our knowledge of the archaeological past in ways we couldn’t do alone. We focus on four collectors who have made important contributions to our understanding of Iowa archaeology.
A presentation and Q&A with the Office of the State Archaeologist (60 min)
In archaeology, what defines an artifact? How do we tell when something is natural versus human-made or authentic versus a forgery? When it comes to personal collections, does it matter? We explore how archaeologists define artifacts, laws and ethics that strive to guide the the hobby of artifact hunting, and how forgeries and the buying and selling of artifacts impact our study of the past.
As humans, we communicate our identity in multiples ways. Portraits, personal items of adornment, fashion, and even the items we keep in our homes help to portray a sense of individualism, expression, and cultural trends or values that create our identity.
SUI:ANTH:26662: Shell tiara, Maori, New Zealand, 1918; snail shells, thread; donated by the Dominion Museum, Wellington NZ.SUI:ANTH:39995A-B: Beaded moccasins, Sioux, Nebraska, early 1900s; leather, thread, cloth, glass beads; Kallam Collection.SUI:ANTH:33984: Feather cape, Meskwaki, Iowa, made by Chief Poweshiek’s daughter,1839; peacock feathers, cotton cloth, thread; donated by Dr. Henry MurraySUI:ANTH:33967A-B: Two-piece dress, Meskwaki, Iowa, early 1900s; leather, glass beads, metal buttons, thread; donated by Gerald J. SvacinaSUI:ANTH:33941A: Beaded vest, Meskwaki, Iowa, early 1900s; cloth, ribbon, glass beads; donated by Betty Soleman Webber and Catherine Soleman ChandlerSUI:ANTH:09608: Loon-skin cap, Cree, Grand Rapids, Manitoba, Canada, 1893; loon feathers, cotton cloth; Frank Russell Expedition
Stanley Museum of Art “Identity” Gallery
Grant Wood
Plaid Sweater
1931
Oil on Masonite
Gift of Mel R. and Carole Blumberg and Family, and Edwin B. Green through The University of Iowa Foundation, 1984.56
Stanley Museum of ArtJulia Margaret Cameron
The Kiss of Peace
1869
Albumen photograph on paper
13 1/4 x 11 in.
Museum purchase, 1986.25
Stanley Museum of ArtLil Picard
Self Portrait
1984
Mixed media on wood
6 x 4 3/8 x 3/4 in.
Lil Picard Collection, 2012.652
Stanley Museum of ArtMasuo Ikeda
Sphinx of the Woods, from the
series Portrait of Sphinx
1970
Mezzotint
19 1/2 x 14 1/2 in.
Museum purchase, 1970.125
Stanley Museum of ArtAndy Warhol
Gretzky, Wayne
1983-1984
Polacolor ER
4 1/4 x 3 3/8 in.
Gift of the Andy
Warhol
Photographic
Legacy Program,
2008.120
Stanley Museum of ArtAndy Warhol
Mick Jagger
1975
Silkscreen on paper
43 3/4 x 29 in.
Museum purchase,
1976.5
Stanley Museum of ArtPhilippe Halsman
Carol Channing
1950
Gelatin silver print
9 3/4 x 7 3/4 in.
Gift of John Zug and Joan Liffring
Zug through and exchange with the
Charles H. MacNider Museum,
1995.154
Stanley Museum of ArtJackson Pollock
Portrait of H.M.
1945
Oil on canvas
36 1/2 x 43 1/2 in.
Gift of Peggy Guggenheim, 1947.39
Stanley Museum of ArtEdgar Degas
Au Louvre: La Peinture (Mary Cassatt)
1879
Etching, aquatint, drypoint, electric crayon
14 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.
Ignacio and Helena Ponseti Collection, 1966.6
Stanley Museum of ArtPierre-Auguste Renoir
Paul Cezanne
1902
Lithograph
19 x 15 1/8 in.
Gift of Owen and Leone
Elliott, 1968.250
Stanley Museum of ArtRembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
Rembrandt and his wife,
Saskia
1636
Etching (restrike)
4 x 3 5/8 in.
Gift of Owen and Leone Elliott,
1967.435
Stanley Museum of ArtPierre-Auguste Renoir
Head of Coco
1907
Bronze
10 1/2 x 8 x 7 1/2 in.
In Memory of Lois M. Shanhouse, 1994.234
Stanley Museum of ArtJan Saudek
Untitled (No. 140 – Jan’s mother holding picture of herself when young)
1977
Gelatin silver print
12 1/4 x 9 1/2 in.
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jacques Z.
Baruch, 1983.45
Stanley Museum of ArtElizabeth Catlett
Mimi
November 2007
Linoleum cut mounted on Iwami paper
15 x 16 in.
Leola N. Bergmann Print Fund, 2013.5
Stanley Museum of ArtIvan Albright
Self-Portrait: 55 Division Street
1947
Lithograph
16 3/4 x 13 1/4 in.
Museum purchase, 1977.48
Stanley Museum of ArtPablo Picasso
La Nana (The Dwarf Dancer)
n.d.
Photomechanical reproduction
29 3/4 x 20 1/2 in.
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ross, 1973.58
Stanley Museum of ArtPhilip Guston
The Young Mother
1944
Oil on preprimed linen
50 x 39 3/4 in.
Gift of Dr. Clarence Van Epps, 1947.24
Stanley Museum of ArtHonoré Daumier
Pagnerre. Ex member du Gouvernment
Provisiore, et continuant a… (Pagnerre.
Former member of the provisional
government continuing…), Plate 13 from
the series Les Representes, published in
Le Charivari
January 13, 1849
Lithograph on newspaper
9 3/4 x 7 3/4 in.
Gift of Owen and Leone Elliott, 1967.333
Stanley Museum of ArtIgbo
Crest Portrait Head
n.d.
Wood, fiber
14 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 7 in.
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Webster Gelman,
1982.30
Stanley Museum of ArtBaule
Portrait Mask
n.d.
Wood, pigment, hair
9 3/8 x 4 7/8 x 3 in.
The Stanley Collection of African Art,
X1986.432
Stanley Museum of ArtTakigawa Kunihiro
Memorial Portrait of Arashi
Kitsusaburo as Nagai Gensabur
1820
Woodblock
13 7/8 x 9 1/2 in.
Mark Ranney Memorial Fund, 1969.348
Stanley Museum of ArtUnknown Japanese
Full-length Portrait of Woman with Parasol
1614-1868
Woodblock
29 x 9 1/2 in.
Gift of Janet Coquillette Wray, 1996.165
Stanley Museum of Art
Office of the State Archaeologist “Identity” Gallery
Fur Trade Era shoe or knee buckle made of copper-based metal. This object dates to ca. 1735-1815 and is from site 13JH1440 (Hubbard Park), Johnson County. Catalog/Accession number: 258.3/14223.Enamel “IOWA” pin; possible homecoming pin. This object dates to ca. 1865-1920s and is from site 13JH1440 (Hubbard Park), Johnson County. Catalog/Accession number: 359.25/14223.Celluloid support insert for a brassiere or swimsuit. This object dates to the mid-1920s and is from site 13JH1440 (Hubbard Park), Johnson County. Catalog/Accession number: 14223.14 corset stays made from steel; heat-affected or burned. These objects date to the 1910s and are from site 13JH1436 (Voxman School of Music), Johnson County. Catalog/Accession number: 46.5/14224.Brass button with a Geisha design. This object dates to ca. 1860-1880 and is from site 13JN152 (Bowen’s Prairie Archaeological District), Jones County. Catalog/Accession number: 542.27.Trade silver tokens from the Fur Trade era; two turtles marked with Roman numeral and letter “R”. These items were photographed by Dale Henning; the collection belongs to John Haltmeyer. No dates or location are on record. Photograph call number: AP/360/C/haltmeyer-004313JN190 (Bowen’s Prairie Archaeological District), Jones County. Millard Fillmore redware pipe bowl fragment. Time period 1854-1863. Catalog/Accession number: 369.513JN190 (Bowen’s Prairie Archaeological District), Jones County. Celluloid shirt collar. Time period 1854-1863. Catalog/Accession number: 585.65Marine shell beads. This object dates to ca. AD 1090 and is affiliated with the Mill Creek culture from site 13PM1 (Broken Kettle), Plymouth County. Catalog/Accession number: Pl1-0.Perforated canine tooth from a black bear. This object dates to ca. 1765-1820s from 13VB124 (Iowaville) in Van Buren County. Catalog/Accession number: 191.66/12658.Clamshell gorget showing a deer or feline head attached to a rattlesnake body. This site dates to ca. A.D. 300-800 (Woodland period), and the objects suggests a Mississippian influence. This artifact is from site 13JN3 (Hadfield’s Cave), Jones County. Catalog/Accession number: Js2-4C-210.Bead made from the ulna bone of an unknown type of bird. This object dates to the Late Prehistoric time period and is affiliated with the Oneota culture from site 13WD8 (Dixon), Woodbury County. Catalog/Accession number: 6504.8-1/12630.Elk antler bracelet or bow guard (three views). This object dates to the Late Prehistoric time period and is affiliated with the Glenwood culture from site 13ML139, Mills County. Catalog/Accession number: F4-6.Bone bracelet or wrist guard made from a bison rib. This object dates to the Late Prehistoric time period and is affiliated with the Glenwood culture from site 13ML132, Mills County. Catalog/Accession number: 326-65.Bone fish gorge. This object dates to the Late Prehistoric time period and is affiliated with the Glenwood culture from site 13ML139, Mills County. Catalog/Accession number: F5-10.Miniature pottery vessel, side and top view. This object dates to the Late Prehistoric time period and is affiliated with the Glenwood culture from site 13ML139, Mills County. Catalog/Accession number: 35-3.
University of Iowa Libraries “Identity” Gallery
Page from 1744 edition of Dance of Death
N7720 M4 1744
A presentation and Q&A with the Office of the State Archaeologist (60 min)
Comparing objects and features found during archaeological excavations from a 19th century dairy farmstead in eastern Iowa and a 14th century ancestral Native American earthlodge home in western Iowa.
A presentation and Q&A with the UI Libraries (30 min)
In 1795, London was rocked with the news that original papers written in Shakespeare’s hand had emerged. Notes, legal documents and even an unknown play had been found in an old trunk. Or so the story went. Join the UI Libraries on this bizarre tale of how a young law clerk named William Henry Ireland created a frenzy in the scholarly world with his Shakespeare forgeries.
A presentation and Q&A with the Office of the State Archaeologist (60 min)
When people choose what clothing and adornments to wear, they send messages to those around them. For those “in the know” these choices can reflect cultural rank or status, particular skills, or spiritual relationships. This program takes a deep dive into OSA collections to examine artifacts associated with personal adornment, from 18th-20th century Euroamerican and Native American sites and from Ancestral Native American sites dating back 1000+ years. Can we understand what people of the past were communicating?
A presentation and Q&A with the Stanley Museum of Art, Office of the State Archaeologist, Pentacrest Museums, and UI Libraries (60 min)
What is fashion? What is style? Are we what we wear? Looking at the ways in which people of different times and cultures used clothing and adornment to express themselves and fit into the cultural norms of their times.
Plants and animals are represented in all four Connected for Life collections, but in very different ways.
Here we come together to show botanicals and still life in art and libraries, showcase deep knowledge of the natural world through archaeology, and look at what becomes of the hunt when we bring it home through the libraries. A thorough and diverse look at how we perceive flora and fauna.
Office of the State Archaeologist “Flora and Fauna” Gallery
Hollow-framed silver “trade beaver”. This object dates to ca. 1790-1820 from site 13DB17, Dubuque County. Catalog/Accession number: 192-10.Bird-shaped effigy carved from deer antler. This object dates to the Late Prehistoric time period and is affiliated with the Mill Creek culture from site 13PM1 (Broken Kettle), Plymouth County. Catalog/Accession number: Pl1-1870.Red-ochre stained ceramic bird pipe. This object dates to the Late Prehistoric time period and is affiliated with the Glenwood culture from site 13ML164, Mills County. Catalog/Accession number: Ms-1267.Whistle made from a swan humerus. This object dates to the Late Prehistoric time period and is affiliated with the Mill Creek culture from site 13PM7 (Joy Creek Major), Plymouth County. Cataloging in progress as of August 2021.Nine drilled deer phalanges; possibly gaming pieces. These objects date to the Late Prehistoric time period and are affiliated with the Mill Creek culture from site 13PM4 (Kimball Village), Plymouth County. Catalog/Accession number: Pl4-2772.Fish hook and fish hook preform; made from mammal long bones. These objects date to the Late Prehistoric time period and are affiliated with the Mill Creek culture from site 13PM4 (Kimball Village), Plymouth County. Catalog/Accession numbers: Pl4-2328 and Pl4-2749.Flute made from a swan ulna. This object dates to the Early Archaic time period (ca. 6300 BP) from site 13CK405 (Cherokee Sewer), Cherokee County. Catalog/Accession number: A-14/178.Engraved deer antler; end scraper handle. This object dates to the Late Prehistoric time period and is affiliated with the Oneota culture from site 13LO2 (Blood Run), Lyon County. Catalog/Accession number: 8042.Fleshing tool made from an elk metatarsal. These objects date to the Late Prehistoric time period and are affiliated with the Mill Creek culture from site 13PM7 (Joy Creek Major), Plymouth County. Cataloging in progress.Shell pendant with turkey motif. This object dates to the Late Prehistoric time period and is affiliated with the Glenwood culture from site 13ML139, Mills County. Catalog/Accession number: 339-C2-3.Bison skull fragment and horn with red ochre staining. This object dates to the Late Prehistoric time period and is affiliated with the Mill Creek culture from site 13OB4 (Whittrock), O’Brien. Catalog/Accession number: 5-452.Possible handle; unknown use. Notched tool made from a deer rib. This object dates to the Late Prehistoric time period and is affiliated with the Mill Creek culture from 13PM1 (Broken Kettle), Plymouth County. Catalog/Accession number: PL1-1864.
Stanley Museum of Art “Flora and Fauna” Gallery
Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Eggplant
1921
Ink
24 1/2 x 19 3/4 in.
Museum purchase, 1981.9
Stanley Museum of ArtLauren MacIver
Untitled, from Early Sketches
1935
Pencil, colored pencil
8 1/2 x 11 in.
Gift of Maryette Charlton Collection in honor of Shannon B. and Etna Barr Charlton, Owen and Leone Elliott, Robert Hobbs, Director (1983-1986) and Stephen S. Prokopoff, Director (1992-1999),
1994.139
Stanley Museum of ArtJuan Gris
La Guitare Noire (The Black Guitar)
1926
Oil on canvas
27 3/4 x 26 1/2 in.
Gift of Owen and Leone Elliott, 1968.20
Stanley Museum of ArtConnected for Life
Albert Gleizes
Music
1917
Oil on canvas
30 3/4 x 21 11/16 in.
Gift of Owen and Leone Elliott, 1968.18
Stanley Museum of ArtJules Kirschenbaum
Spanish Poet
1992-92
Acrylic on canvas
53 3/4 x 36 3/4 in.
Edwin B. Green American Art Acquisition Endowment, 2000.98
Stanley Museum of ArtLouis Lozowich
Still Life No. 2
1929
Lithograph
12 5/8 x 17 5/8 in.
Museum purchase,
1979.449
Stanley Museum of ArtAgnes Weinrich
Untitled [Still Life of Flowers]
1920-1926
Woodcut
16 1/8 x 15 1/8 in.
Gift of Henry W. Starker, 1973.178
Stanley Museum of ArtPablo Picasso
Flower Vase on a Table
1942
Oil on canvas
38 1/16 x 51 1/4 in.
Gift of Owen and Leone
Elliott, 1968.39
Stanley Museum of ArtEllen Lanyon
Bastille
1974
Acrylic on canvas
46 x 58 in.
Gift of Andrew Ginzel,
2001.51
Stanley Museum of ArtA.C. King
Still Life
1953
Oil on canvas
36 3/4 x 52 3/4 in.
Acquired in February of
1968 from the IMU
Activity Center, X1972.9
Stanley Museum of ArtRoy Lichtenstein
Sandwich and Soda
from X x X
(Ten Works by Ten
Painters)
1964
Screenprint on Mylar
20 x 24 in.
Gift of James A. Leach
and Elisabeth F. Leach,
2015.70f
Stanley Museum of ArtJames Melchert
Still Life: Hands with Cube
1968
Unglazed earthenware
8 1/2 x 16 x 16 in.
Gift of Joan E. Mannheimer, 1984.37
Stanley Museum of ArtCarlotta M. Corpron
Calla Lily
1939
Gelatin silver print
14 x 11 in.
Gift of Judith and Stephen
Wertheimer, 1994.121
Stanley Museum of ArtNell Blaine
Two Studies of a Dead Bird
1971
Oil on canvas
8 1/8 x 14 1/8 in.
Purchased with the aid of funds
from the National Endowment for
the Arts and a matching donation
by Professor and Mrs. William O.
Aydelotte, 1972.353
Stanley Museum of ArtGrant Wood
Animals
1936
Pencil, crayon, gouache on paper
11 1/4 x 9 3/4 in.
Gift of Dr. Clarence Van Epps, 1947.47
Stanley Museum of ArtJan Fyt
Still Life with Dogs and Game
17th century
Oil on canvas
79 3/4 x 70 1/2 in.
Gift of the Central Picture
Galleries, X1968.130
Stanley Museum of ArtLoren MacIver
Sept Bouteilles
20th century
Charcoal
27 1/2 x 36 1/2 in.
Purchased with a grant
from the Philip D. Adler
Fund, 1997.67
Stanley Museum of ArtJohn Gruen
Pump and Bottle
1980
Gelatin silver print
19 3/4 x 16 in.
Gift of Print and Drawing Study Club,
1992.83
Stanley Museum of ArtJames Lechay
Still Life with Five
Separated Colors
1973
Lithograph on Arches
cover
21 x 29
Gift of the Estate of
James Lechay, 2003.365
Stanley Museum of ArtMax Peiffer-Watenphul
Still Life
1969
Lithograph
25 9/16 x 19 ¾ in.
Museum purchase, 1970.35
Stanley Museum of ArtGeorge Braque
Apples with a Black
Background
1954
Lithograph
22 ½ x 29 ½ in.
Gift of James H. Burke,
1970.1
Stanley Museum of ArtJoseph Stella
Still Life with Grapefruit
and Oranges
1944
Oil on canvas
10 1/4 x 14 in.
Gift of the James Lechay
Estate, 2003.43
Stanley Museum of ArtGrant Wood
Fruits
1939
Lithograph on Rives
11 13/16 x 16 in.
Gift of Edwin B. Green,
1988.16
Stanley Museum of ArtSeverin Roesen
Nature’s Bounty
1855
Oil on canvas
29 1/2 x 43 1/2 in.
Gift of Robert P. Coggins,
1980.188
Stanley Museum of ArtStuart Carson Edie
Nature Morte
20th century
Oil on canvas
32 1/2 x 40 1/2 in.
Ignacio and Helena Ponseti Collection, 2011.11
Stanley Museum of Art
Explore OSA interactive website, “Beyond Food: Ancestral Native American Use of Deer and Bison.” This interactive website is part of OSA’s live virtual program for Senior Living Communities, but is available for all to explore. The website features photos of bone artifacts crafted from deer and bison skeletal elements.
Explore OSA interactive website, “The Meskwaki Talking Papers.” This interactive website is part of OSA’s live virtual program for Senior Living Communities, but is available for all to explore. The website features photos of objects from OSA’s collections that represent the animal pictured or are created from a bone element of that animal.
A presentation and Q&A with the Office of the State Archaeologist (60 min)
Hunting was a vital resource for Ancestral Native Americans. Besides essential nutrition, bison and deer provided raw materials for everything from tools and string to musical instruments and beautiful artwork. Archaeology provide a glimpse into the creative uses found for these creatures.
A presentation and Q&A with the Office of the State Archaeologist (60 min)
Around 1830, Wacochaci, a important Meskwaki chief, created amazing pictographs on pen and paper that depict 100+ species of animals, birds and fish. View these pictographs and see archaeological artifacts that were created from or relate to species drawn by Wacochachi.
A joint presentation and Q&A with the Pentacrest Museums and Office of the State Archaeologist (60 min)
Learn about objects in the Pentacrest and OSA collections that illustrate the many non-food uses that Native People of North America found for plants. Plants from trees to grasses were utilized for building and wood carving, weaving and sewing, and creating colorful and beautiful objects.
A presentation and Q&A with the Pentacrest Museums (60 min)
Take a journey exploring the historic, cultural, symbolic, and ecological diversity of Trees! Root yourself in the wisdom and healing powers of trees found right in your backyard and at the University of Iowa campus as an official Arboretum! The Pentacrest Museums also offer a monthly outdoor Tree Walking Tour experience, learn more here.
A presentation and Q&A with the Office of the State Archaeologist (60 min)
Archaeologists usually find animal bones that signify food resources or invaders of food stores, but sometimes we find evidence that tells us about special relationships between humans and animals. Domestic animals were companions, assisted with labor, and may have played symbolic roles in the spiritual and cultural lives of the site inhabitants. Here we examine artifacts at OSA that teach us about humans and their animals in Iowa’s past.
Going beyond the science and practice of farming and focusing on our state and our land.
Specifically, the people and tools that brought agriculture to Iowa as well as artists that have called Iowa home and share the land and the people in their work.
University of Iowa Libraries “Agriculture” Gallery
Henry Wallace hoeing with chinese man china 1944 Henry A. Wallace Papers
MsC0177Henry A. Wallace with ears of corn at Clyde Herrings garage Des Moines Iowa 1920s
Henry A. Wallace Papers
MsC0177Family posed with haystack and horse-drawn wagon Dubuque Iowa 1900s
Noble Photograph Collection
IWA0031Esther eating corn on edge of field early 1900s
Noble Photograph Collection
IWA0031
Office of the State Archaeologist “Agriculture” Gallery
Bison scapula hoe, side 1. This object dates ca. AD 1300 and is affiliated with the Oneota culture from site 13DM3 (Kingston), Des Moines County. Catalog/Accession number: 171-273.Bison scapula hoe, side 2. This object dates ca. AD 1300 and is affiliated with the Oneota culture from site 13DM3 (Kingston), Des Moines County. Catalog/Accession number: 171-273.Vegetable knife made from a bison scapula. This object dates to the Late Prehistoric time period and is affiliated with the Mill Creek culture from site 13PM1 (Broken Kettle), Plymouth County. Catalog/Accession number: Pl1-2171.Digging tool made from a bison radius. This object dates to the Late Prehistoric time period and is affiliated with the Mill Creek culture from site 13PM1 (Broken Kettle), Plymouth County. Catalog/Accession number: Pl1-2570.Bison horn scoop. This object dates to the Late Prehistoric time period and is affiliated with the Mill Creek culture from site 13PM1 (Broken Kettle), Plymouth County. Catalog/Accession number: Pl1-309.Garden hoe made from a bison scapula. This object dates to the Late Prehistoric time period and is affiliated with the Mill Creek culture from site 13PM1 (Broken Kettle), Plymouth County. Catalog/Accession number: Pl1-308.Vegetable knife made from a deer scapula. This object dates to the Late Prehistoric time period and is affiliated with the Mill Creek culture from site 13PM1 (Broken Kettle), Plymouth County. Catalog/Accession number: Pl1-1868.
Stanley Museum of Art “Agriculture” Gallery
Grant Wood
Honorary Degree
1937
Lithograph
15 7/8 x 12 in.
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. D.C. Spriestersbach, 1988.14
Stanley Museum of ArtGrant Wood
Tree Planting Group
1937
Lithograph
11 3/4 x 16 in.
Gift of Edwin B. Green, 1991.1
Stanley Museum of ArtGrant Wood
Sketch for The Birthplace of Herbert Hoover
1931
Charcoal, chalk, graphite on tan paper
29 3/8 x 39 3/8 in.
Gift of Edwin B. Green in tribute to Nan Wood Graham, 1985.92
Stanley Museum of ArtGrant Wood
Plaid Sweater
1930
Oil on Masonite
29 1/2 x 24 1/8 in.
Gift of Mel R. and Carole Blumberg and Family, and Edwin B. Green through The University of Iowa Foundation, 1984.56
Stanley Museum of ArtGrant Wood
Blue House, Munich
1928
Oil on board
23 1/2 x 20 1/4 in.
Gift of Catharine Miller Ahmann and Edward J. Ahmann, Dorothy Miller Brecunier and Richard W. Brecunier, and Theza Lichtman Miller and Robert Scott Miller, 2011.68
Stanley Museum of ArtGrant Wood
Calendulas in a Stone Vase
1928
Oil on composition board
14 1/2 x 12 5/8 in.
Gift of Mel and Carole Blumberg Family, 1984.58
Stanley Museum of ArtMarvin Dorwart Cone
Lutz’s Barn
1939
Oil on canvas mounted on board, 12 5/8 x 14 5/8 in.
Gift of Dr. Clarence Van Epps, 1947.9
Stanley Museum of ArtGrant Wood
A German Village, 1928
Oil on panel, 13 x 15 in.
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ross, 1970.129
Stanley Museum of ArtGrant Wood (Related)
Poster
1926
Wood pulp
31 x 24 in.
Gift of Ed Green, 1984.44b
Stanley Museum of ArtGrant Wood
Untitled (Town or village scene)
1920
Oil on board
9 5/16 x 12 1/4 in.
Gift of Katherine Zastrow, 1997.154
Stanley Museum of ArtGrant Wood
Untitled (Closeup of tree limbs with cottage in the distance)
1920
Oil on board, 9 5/16 x 12 1/4 in.
Gift of Katherine Zastrow, 1997.155
Stanley Museum of ArtLee Allen
Corn Country
1930
Oil on Masonite
33 x 38 in.
Gift of Dr. Clarence Van Epps, 1947.1
Stanley Museum of Art
Videos
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Virtual Programs
A presentation and Q&A with the Office of the State Archaeologist (60 min)
The roots of farming in Iowa go back more than 3,000 years. Evidence from archaeological sites and the oral histories of Indigenous peoples teaches us about these plants, who grew them, and the tools they used.
A presentation and Q&A with the Stanley Museum of Art (60 min)
Grant Wood is the most famous artist to come from Iowa. We’ll learn about his life through his work and discuss his lasting impact on the state and the world.
A presentation and Q&A with the Stanley Museum of Art (60 min)
A look at some of the State of Iowa’s 39 New Deal Post Office Murals. From 1934-43, there were 1400 murals created nationwide in 1300 cities. Learn about the artists behind the murals and their artwork in the Stanley Museum of Art collections.
Examining maps, observing what objects we collect and why, reflecting on events in history, and researching specific genres and people in the arts are all forms of exploration. We present programs on topics we want to learn more about and think you will too.
Ruth T. Thorne-Thomsen
Views from the Shoreline: Thunderhead
1986
Gelatin silver print
9 x 7 1/2 in.
Museum purchase
1989.370
Stanley Museum of ArtJoan Liffring-Zug Bourret
Wedding Guest, 1960s
1962
Gelatin silver
9 1/4 x 35 1/2 in.
The Alden Lowell Doud Collection
2014.100
Stanley Museum of ArtDiane Arbus
Russian Midget Friends in a Livingroom on 100th Street NYC
1963
Gelatin silver print
20 x 16 in.
Museum of Twenty-fifth Anniversary Fund 1995.59
Stanley Museum of ArtLisette Model
Lower East Side, NY
1955
Gelatin silver print
19 1/4 x 15 1/2 in.
Edwin B. Green American Art Acquisition Endowment
1997.71
Stanley Museum of ArtMargaret Bourke-White
Hawkeye Village for student veterans and their families, Iowa City, IA
April 3, 1947
Gelatin silver contact print
10 x 13 in.
Gift of Gary Davis
2010.26
Stanley Museum of ArtAnna Atkins
Aspidium lobaum, Goudhurry, Kent, 1851-1854
Cyanotype, 13 3/4 x 9 5/8 in.
Museum purchase, 1987.3
Stanley Museum of ArtJulia Margaret Cameron
The Kiss of Peace, 1869
Albumen photograph, 13 1/4 x 11 in.
Museum purchase, 1986.25
Stanley Museum of ArtBerenice Abbott
Untitled (Woman with teacup), 20th century
Gelatin silver print, 10 x 8 in.
Museum purchase with grant from NEA and matching funds from the UI Foundation through an exchange with the Charles H. MacNider Museum, 1995.153
Stanley Museum of Art
Office of the State Archaeologist “Exploration” Gallery
13VB124 (Iowaville), Van Buren County. Three silver circular brooches. Time period ca. 1765-1820s. Catalog/Accession number: 191.21/12658.13VB124 (Iowaville), Van Buren County. Gunflints. Time period ca. 1765-1820s. Catalog/Accession number: 191.51a-b, 174.11, 183.14, 113.7.13AM200 (Lane Enclosure), Allamakee County. Pottery in situ. Date of photo unknown.13AM200 (Lane Enclosure), Allamakee County. General view of the site and the crew, looking north. Date of photo unknown.13VB124 (Iowaville), Van Buren County. Site overview, facing northwest. Patt Murphy in foreground. Photo taken in 2010.13VB124 (Iowaville), Van Buren County. Brass objects from ca. 1765-1820s. Point, rococo, pin, tack head, circular pieces, butt plate tang. Catalog/Accession numbers: 132.15, 191.36, 142.4, 201.11, 129.17, 191.3, 205.12, 174.16.13LO2 (Blood Run), Lyon County. Catlinite (pipestone) manufacturing waste. Time period of significance ca. A.D. 1500-1700. Catalog/Accession numbers: Ly-5J, Ly-8J.13LE110 (Wever Terrace), Lee County. Copper pendant from ca. A.D. 1300-1600. Catalog/Accession number: 7584/F1105.
University of Iowa Libraries “Exploration” Gallery
The Geography of the Heavens
FOLIO QB63 B9 AtlasVitrvviv Itervm
HHC NA2515 .V5 15131657 copy of Cosmographie in Four Books
xfG114 H61 1657Brinton and flying machine
Brinton Entertaining Company
MsC1000
Videos
Stanley Museum of Art – Carl Radke, Vase, Stanley School Programs Collections, CCC.37
Stanley Museum of Art – Peet Robison, Vase (2008), Stanley School Programs Collections, CCC.4
Other Media
The 1837 Ioway Map
Preview the 1837 Iowa Map! This interactive website is part of OSA’s live virtual program for Senior Living Communities, but is available for all to explore. The website features photos of artifacts and sites found at sites related to the map.
A presentation and Q&A with the Office of the State Archaeologist (60 min)
This map illustrates villages and travel routes of the Ioway people. Learn about why it was created and see archaeological objects from sites located on the map.
A presentation and Q&A with the Pentacrest Museums and UI Libraries (60 min)
What does it mean to collect something and why do people collect? What does it say about us as humans, society, and history? Explore the meaning behind the art of collecting. Audiences will get to meet people with unique personal collections and the stories their collections tell.
A presentation and Q&A with the Pentacrest Museums (60 min)
How can one’s entire political philosophy fit in a 1-inch diameter space? What can something as small as a pin-back button do to rouse crowds into action, inspire allegiance for national support, or convince someone to oppose a rival? From the collection of J. Patrick White (Iowa alum), this exhibit examines the art and rhetoric of historic presidential campaigns and the buttons that were designed to win them.
A presentation and Q&A with the Pentacrest Museums (60 min)
Commemorate the 100th anniversary of the passing of the 19th amendment. Presenting the exhibition, “Hard Won, Not Done: A Century’s Struggle.” we examine the suffragists’ work at the national, state, and local levels which carried us through our first step toward gender equality: a woman’s right to vote. A monumental step, it was but the first of many—some still ahead.
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