The Blanden Art Museum is celebrating 85 successful years all thanks to you! This work is the result of a community of dedicated, passionate, and generous individuals. Together, we are making it happen. We wanted to take a look back with you at a few highlights from th...

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“Some artists live their work. For a lifetime they happily respond to an all-inclusive compulsion to make art. Daniel Rhodes is one of them.” Robert McDonald, art reviewer for LA Times.
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This is last week the “Daniel Rhodes: A Retrospective of a Fort Dodge Native” w...

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 "I don't like that particular word 'shocking.' I'm looking for the unexpected. I'm looking for things I've never seen before … I was in a position to take those pictures. I felt an obligation to do them."
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Born on this day in 1946, #RobertMapplethorpe. He would hav...

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Blanden Art Museum