The Nebraska Environment Regionalism was an art movement that emphasized descriptive and generally positive images of the artist's surroundings. It rose to prominence in the 1930s. With their appealing and serene images of the Nebraska environment, the following works are good examples of regionalist art. Winter Albert Leindecker, Scotia Ink on paper 17 x 13.75 matted 743p-107-01 Albert Leindecker was born in Germany in 1905 and came to Omaha at the age of two. He trained at the Art Institute of Chicago.   Man's Work is from Sun to Sun Lyman Byxbe, Omaha Etching 13.75 x 10 matted 743p-032-35   But Women's Work is Never Done Lyman Byxbe, Omaha Etching 13.5 x 10 743p-029-13 R.F.D. Lyman Byxbe, Omaha Etching 16 x 14 matted 743p-031-03 Dairy of Dan V. Stevens Lyman Byxbe, Omaha Etching 10 x 13.5 matted 743p-156-13 Lyman Byxbe was born in 1886 in Illinois. In 1909 he joined the army and was stationed in Omaha, where he remained for many years. There he worked for the most part as a commercial engraver. Byxbe had a one-man exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., in 1937-1938, as well as shows at the University of Nebraska State Museum and the Joslyn Art Museum. In 1939, Byxbe and his family moved to Estes where he continued to work successfully as an artist until his death in 1980. Nebraska Farm Gladys Lux, Lincoln Oil on canvas 12.5 x 29 framed 743p-142 Born near Chapman, Nebraska, in 1899, Gladys Lux received bachelors and masters degrees from the University of Nebraska and further training at the Chicago Art Institute. She taught art at Nebraska Wesleyan University from 1927 to 1967 and was head of the Art Department for many years. Lux's work was featured in local and regional venues including the Joslyn Art Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, Rockefeller Center in New York City, and the 1939 New York World's Fair. She donated the historic building which now houses the Lux Center for the Arts in Lincoln.    Indian Design Lillian Ibser, Lincoln Batik 24.75 x 35.25 unframed 743p-166-01   Tree & Deer Lillian Ibser, Lincoln Batik 23.5 x 34 unframed 743p-167   Map of Nebraska Lillian Ibser, Lincoln Batik 33 x 23 unframed 743p-168-01

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All artwork in this exhibit is Courtesy of the Fine Arts Program, Public Buildings Service, U.S. General Services Administration Commissioned through the New Deal art projects.