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Elizbeth Dolan is one of the most prolific Nebraska artists and her work is featured in prominent places around Lincoln....
12/03/2024

Elizbeth Dolan is one of the most prolific Nebraska artists and her work is featured in prominent places around Lincoln.

She volunteered to install the Spirit of the Prairie fresco and charged the state only $110 for supplies and $200 for two months of living.

A pioneer woman looks to the east, contemplating the life she left behind while standing firmly in hear new home About Elizabeth Dolan Elizbeth Dolan is one of the most prolific Nebraska artists and her work is featured in prominent places around Lincoln. She volunteered to install the Spirit of the...

Consider supporting by visiting your favorite local bookstore and picking up a copy of Creative Genius. It's the perfe...
11/30/2024

Consider supporting by visiting your favorite local bookstore and picking up a copy of Creative Genius. It's the perfect gift for someone who loves Nebraska, art, history, or all three!

Few buildings reveal truths, inspire greatness, and narrate the creation of humanity. Creative Genius: The Art of the Nebraska Capitol documents such a place...

The Geniuses and Mother Earth on the Rotunda Floor are circled by various prehistoric animals. To accurately depict thes...
11/26/2024

The Geniuses and Mother Earth on the Rotunda Floor are circled by various prehistoric animals. To accurately depict these animals, Meière relied on Erwin H. Barbour, a paleontologist and the Director of the University of Nebraska Museum. Barbour had artistic talents and provided detailed sketches of prehistoric life on the plains. These sketches were thought to be lost forever. However, some were found in 1982 and donated to the Capitol archives.

The Genius of Air depicts a man riding on a cloud flying through the air. Birds cross in front of and behind the Genius of Air.v

Looking for the perfect Christmas gift for a family member? Packed with beautiful artwork, history, and stories about ho...
11/21/2024

Looking for the perfect Christmas gift for a family member? Packed with beautiful artwork, history, and stories about how the building that connects us all came to be.

Get your copy today!

Few buildings reveal truths, inspire greatness, and narrate the creation of humanity. Creative Genius: The Art of the Nebraska Capitol documents such a place...

The three large murals were painted by Kenneth Evett and added to the Capitol in 1956. They represent Industrial Enterpr...
11/19/2024

The three large murals were painted by Kenneth Evett and added to the Capitol in 1956. They represent Industrial Enterprises, Intellectual Works, and Humanitarian Works, and are titled “The Labors of the Hand”, “The Labors of the Head” and “The Labors of the Heart.”

Labors of the Heart depicts 5 individuals all taking part in an artistic endeavor. Artist Kenneth Evett created all three labor murals.

Native American Thunderbirds are represented on each of the sides of the gold-tiled dome. Thunderbirds represent rain, i...
11/15/2024

Native American Thunderbirds are represented on each of the sides of the gold-tiled dome. Thunderbirds represent rain, integral to all life.

The exterior of the Nebraska Capitol symbolizes the history of Western civilization and embodies the "Spirit of the Law as shown in history." It is richly decorated with significant historical events and notable figures.

Native American Thunderbirds are represented on each of the sides of the gold-tiled dome. Thunderbirds represent rain, integral to all life. exterior of the Nebraska Capitol symbolizes the history of Western civilization and embodies the “Spirit of the Law as shown in history.” It is richly deco...

We updated the Nebraska Capitol Art Experience website! It now features all the artwork from the building as well as upd...
11/12/2024

We updated the Nebraska Capitol Art Experience website! It now features all the artwork from the building as well as updated author biographies and improved functionalities.

Learn more about the building that connects us all as Nebraskans.

When the Nebraska State Capitol was designed, the art was planned out extensively and received as much focus as the columns and stone that hold up the building. The artwork of the Capitol tells the story of Nebraska. It tells us where we came from, how we govern, how we live, how we create, and more...

On January 12, 1888, Nebraska was hit with a historic and unexpected blizzard of disastrous proportions. Reports state t...
01/12/2023

On January 12, 1888, Nebraska was hit with a historic and unexpected blizzard of disastrous proportions. Reports state that the day started unseasonably warm. Then the wind changed, driving a massive snowstorm into the state. Temperatures plummeted to 34 degrees below zero and people and animals were suddenly trapped in a dangerous situation.

On January 12, 1888, Nebraska was hit with a historic and unexpected blizzard of disastrous proportions. Reports state that the day started unseasonably warm. Then the wind changed, driving a massive snowstorm into the state. Temperatures plummeted to 34 degrees below zero and people and animals wer...

Inside the unused Warner Chamber hangs the Lakota Sun Dance Tapestry. The Warner Chamber was initially used by the House...
01/05/2023

Inside the unused Warner Chamber hangs the Lakota Sun Dance Tapestry. The Warner Chamber was initially used by the House before Nebraska moved to a Unicameral form of government.

The Lakota Sun Dance is located in the Warner Chamber and was designed by Hildreth Meière. The tapestry depicts 10 Lokata Native Americans performing a ritualistic sun dance. The Native Americans depicted wear various headdresses and also have various numbers of eagle feathers. Eagle feathers were ...

The eight winged entities in the rotunda dorm form a celestial rose representing sacred and civic virtues. Learn more ab...
12/28/2022

The eight winged entities in the rotunda dorm form a celestial rose representing sacred and civic virtues. Learn more about this awe-inspiring piece found in the Nebraska State Capitol.

The eight winged entities in the rotunda dorm form a celestial rose and represent sacred and civic virtues. The virtues are: Charity, Hope, Magnanimity, Faith, Justice, Wisdom, Courage, Justice, and Temperance. The winged and helmeted, art deco figures stand on pedestals holding hands and forming a....

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