August 27 – November 8, 2026
Opening Reception:
September 3, 5pm, Curator Remarks at 5:30
The Cedarburg Art Museum joins the rest of the country in celebrating a momentous occasion in the 250th anniversary of the establishment of the United States of America. In this exhibition, artists from across the decades explore themes central to the American identity. The works in this exhibition represent a microcosm of the larger country, examining important subjects which have influenced both America’s and individual identities, such as labor, agriculture, leisure, conflict, and more.
This exhibition includes work from the following artists:
LOIS BIELEFELD • NIRMAL RAJA • FRANKLIN BOGGS • AARON BOHROD • GEORGE THOMAS BURNS • THEODORE CZEBOTAR • TOM DIETRICH • HULDA FISCHER • FLORENCE FURST • BYRON GERE • MARION GREGORY • ANTOINETTE GRUPPE THWAITES • MARK HARRISON • LONNIE HAUSER • MORLEY HICKS • KRISTINE HINRICHS • ROBERT HODGELL • DAVID HOLMES • IAN MICHAEL IZARD • TOM JONES • RICHARD KANEISS • ADOLPH KARL • SHELBY KEEFE • MEL KISHNER • WILEY KNIGHT • ROBERT LAUTENSCHLAGER • SCHOMER LICHTNER • OLIVIA ELAINE LORBER • RICHARD LORENZ • WILLIAM ASHBY MCCLOY • DEAN MEEKER • CLARENCE BOYCE MONEGAR • H.S (HELEN) MOYNIHAN • CHRIS OLSON • SHIRLEY PASTERNAK • FLOYD PAULEY • ALFRED PELIKAN • ROSY PETRI • GEORGE ALLISON RANNEY • ROBERT SCHELLIN • GERRIT SINCLAIR • FRANCESCO SPICUZZA • KEN STARK • EVELYN PATRICIA TERRY • CHARLES THWAITES • ARIANA VAETH • FRANK VAVRUSKA • ROBERT VON NEUMANN • JAMES WATROUS
The Cedarburg Art Museum thanks the following for lending artwork to this exhibition:
Lois Bielefeld, Brook and Liz Brown, Ric Hartman and the Gallery of Wisconsin Art, Kristine Hinrichs, Ian Michael Izard, Kenneth G. Karol and Gregory A. French, Shelby Keefe, Wiley Knight, Olivia Lorber, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Rosy Petri, Ken Stark, Evelyn Patricia Terry, Ariana Vaeth, and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Art Collection.
