P.O. Box 1812
429 South Main Street
Elkhart, IN 46515
(574)293-6660
Midwest Museum of American Art Website »
The Midwest Museum of American Art is located in the center of downtown Elkhart, Indiana in a beautifully renovated neo-classical style bank building. The Midwest Museum of American Art is a showcase of 19th and 20th century American Art, with original paintings by Grandma Moses and Norman Rockwell. Along with the original Norman Rockwell the Midwest Museum houses a large collection of hand signed lithographs by this famous American artist. In all, the permanent collection numbers over 2,000 works with at least 300 on display at any time during the Midwest Museum's 52 week year.
August 26 through October 2, 2011
"Marker Trees: The Crooked Tree Prints by Ladislav Hanka"
In these etchings, the artist explores the Native American tradition of marking significant places with bent and crooked marker trees - trees that have been purposefully deformed by the human hand to create living signposts.
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