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Prairies on Paper: Rural Kansas Through the Eyes of Printmakers and Photographers

March 2 - May 26, 2024

Ross Ritchie Gallery

About This Exhibition

How does where we live—or where we have lived, or where we come from—impact who we are? What does the land and the people, places, and activities that take place on it mean to us? Drawing from the Emprise Bank and Wichita Art Museum collections, Prairies on Paper: Rural Kansas Through the Eyes of Printmakers and Photographers considers these essential questions while offering a panorama of visual responses to the unique physical and cultural environment of Kansas over the past 140 years.

Artworks on Display

  • Herschel C. Logan, "Dust Storm",

    1938. Woodcut, 7 x 9 inches. Wichita Art Museum, Gift of George E. Vollmer, Clarence E. Vollmer Collection

  • Herschel C. Logan, "Snow",

    1930. Woodcut,4 x 6 7/8 inches. Wichita Art Museum, Gift of Samuel H. and Martha F. Logan

  • Norma Bassett Hall, "Jontra Farm",

    1937. Color block print,8 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches. Wichita Art Museum, Gift of Mosby Lincoln Foundation

    Norma Bassett Hall, Jontra Farm, 1937. Color block print,8 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches. Wichita Art Museum, Gift of Mosby Lincoln Foundation

Our Generous Sponsors

Prairies on Paper: Rural Life in Kansas through the Eyes of Printmakers and Photographers is curated by Dr. Reilly Shwab.

â—† PRESENTING SPONSOR
Emprise Bank

â—† PRINCIPAL SPONSOR
Mary Eves

â—† DISTINGUISHED SPONSORS
Dr. Harold and Mrs. Evelyn Gregg
Errol and Suzie Luginbill
Joseph E. Miller
Jane and Barry Murphy
Linda and Bob Nugent
Georgia and Keith Stevens

* Donors as of February 21, 2024

â—† 2024 exhibitions and public programs are generously supported by the Downing Foundation.
â—† All museum exhibitions receive generous sponsorship from the Friends of the Wichita Art Museum and the City of Wichita.

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