The Figge Art Museum presents a lecture – Tracking the Trains: Artists and American Railroads by Joni L. Kinsey, PhD at 2 pm Sunday, January 30, 2011.
This lecture goes beyond the exhibition to survey an array of images relating to American artists’ involvement with railroads and the impact of their art on tourism and travel. From the earliest “Artists Excursions” sponsored by railroads for the creation of corporate railroad art collections, artists have been an integral part of our relationship with trains, travel and tourism.
Joni L. Kinsey is a professor of American art history in the School of Art and Art History at the University of Iowa.
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