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THINGS TO SEE & DO
Cozad is well known for our art heritage with numerous art collections on display. Homestead Bank is home to the CSB Co. collection of paintings and sculptures done by western artists. Cozad High School is home to paintings from different artists, where each
loved ones. Each set of wings is unique, and photos are encouraged in front of them. Mul- tiple bronze sculptures surround the outside of The Wilson Public Library as part of a beautiful greenscape. Windswept Reflec- tions, a contemporary windmill sculpture, is located on the west side of the library. In April 2023, a commemorative Cozad 150th celebration mural and barn quilt will be unveiled in downtown Cozad. For more information regarding Cozad’s Outdoor
Museum & Art Gallery is located at 218 E. 8th. Robert Henri started life as a boy in the prairie town of Cozad founded by his father, John J. Cozad. The museum is also the famed American artist’s boyhood home and is full of historical information on the life and times of Robert
senior graduating class purchases a painting to be displayed. Each Artist-in-Residence at the Henri Museum also donates a painting to the High School art collection. Stop inside Wilson Public Library , at 910 Meridian Avenue, to see the beautiful stained
Henri. Leader of the Ashcan movement, Robert Henri studied and taught art in Philadelphia, Paris, and New York. An environmentally controlled gallery, built in 2014, houses the largest collec- tion of Henri’s work on display than anywhere else in this country. For more information visit roberthenrimu- seum.org . Those who want to learn more about the history of Cozad are encouraged to visit the 100th Meridian Museum at 206 E. 8th. Located on the historic Lincoln Highway, the museum has on dis- play the Concord Touring Coach used by William Howard Taft on a visit to Yellowstone Park. Also
glass that flanks the Crafts- man style fireplace or tour the library to see the original paintings by local artists as well as prints by Robert Henri and other artists. In- side the library is a bronze sculp- ture entitled A Heritage of Love and Learning . Visit wilsonpubliclibrary. org for more information.
Cozad’s Outdoor Art projects also celebrate our art heritage while making art accessible at all times of the day. Hunt for unique barn quilts on the Barn Quilts of Dawson County Trail throughout Cozad and Dawson County. The 50 States Barn Quilt display at 114 West 7th is a one-of-a-kind art installation with all 50 states represented. The unique “Cozad Creates” painter’s palette icons were painted by various artists and are on display outside throughout Co- zad. Rhakenna’s Wings , painted on different buildings in Cozad, honor the memory of
Art, please visit Barn- QuiltsDC.com . In 2022 the Nebraska Arts Council
housed at the museum are original paint- ings, schoolbooks, tributes to local veterans and an Olympic torch carried by the Pony Express re-enactors. Visit cozadhistory.org . The renovated historic Allen Theater is the home of Fox Theater , a 3-screen movie theater with luxury seating, first run movies and big film premieres shown on state-of-the- art projection equipment.
endorsed Cozad’s Haymaker District as a certified Creative District. The Haymaker District’s mission is to promote creativity and celebrate the arts through history, culture and diversity. Discover the home that shaped Robert Henri’s philosophy of art. The Robert Henri
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