Sioux City Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center unveils sprawling Corps of Discovery art exhibit
Posted: Thursday, July 29, 2004
"Drawn Through Time," an art exhibit that documents the Lewis and Clark Expedition, opens today at the Sioux
City Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center.
The exhibit, which includes 57 framed prints with accompanying text, was created by St. Louis-area artist Michael Haynes. It follows the explorers as they made their way from the autumn colors of Louisville, Ky., in 1803, through the drama of present-day Siouxland in late summer 1804, to the pounding waves at the mouth of the Columbia River in the winter of 1805.
The interpretive center event is the first exhibition of "Drawn Through Time" in Iowa. Supported by the Sioux City Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center Association, it will run through late September. Admission is free.
"Drawn Through Time" is arranged chronologically, giving a glimpse of what life was like for Capts. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, and their men. All 57 scenes come directly from the journals of Lewis and Clark and John Ordway and Patrick Gass.
Haynes "built" his figures from scratch. He began by asking what people commonly wore in the early 1800s. How did they wear their hair? What equipment did they carry? He continued by visiting the actual sites of his scenes and talking with historians, including those from a number of Indian tribes.
"Drawn Through Time" includes depictions of Pvt. Patrick Gass meeting with Capt. Lewis at Fort Kaskaskia in present-day Illinois in December 1803; Sgt. John Ordway encountering a buffalo on a rainy Sept. 11, 1804, near present-day Winner, S.D.; Lewis and Clark's first meeting with Sacagawea at Fort Mandan near present-day Washburn, N.D., on Nov. 11, 1804, and the Corps of Discovery's meeting with Chinook fishermen on the Columbia River shore Nov. 11, 1805.
"Drawn Through Time" merchandise, including T-shirts, prints and greeting cards, is available in the interpretive center's Spirit of Discovery Store.
Haynes lives on a small farm in Wildwood, Mo., with his wife and two daughters. His lifelong interest in history inspires his passion for historically oriented painting. The Auburn University graduate began his career as a staff artist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. In 1978, he launched his freelance career. Since then he has created commissioned artwork for such clients as Anheuser-Busch, Civil War Times Illustrated, Time-Life, Miller Brewing Co., Warner Books and the National Park Service.
City Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center.
The exhibit, which includes 57 framed prints with accompanying text, was created by St. Louis-area artist Michael Haynes. It follows the explorers as they made their way from the autumn colors of Louisville, Ky., in 1803, through the drama of present-day Siouxland in late summer 1804, to the pounding waves at the mouth of the Columbia River in the winter of 1805.
The interpretive center event is the first exhibition of "Drawn Through Time" in Iowa. Supported by the Sioux City Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center Association, it will run through late September. Admission is free.
"Drawn Through Time" is arranged chronologically, giving a glimpse of what life was like for Capts. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, and their men. All 57 scenes come directly from the journals of Lewis and Clark and John Ordway and Patrick Gass.
Haynes "built" his figures from scratch. He began by asking what people commonly wore in the early 1800s. How did they wear their hair? What equipment did they carry? He continued by visiting the actual sites of his scenes and talking with historians, including those from a number of Indian tribes.
"Drawn Through Time" includes depictions of Pvt. Patrick Gass meeting with Capt. Lewis at Fort Kaskaskia in present-day Illinois in December 1803; Sgt. John Ordway encountering a buffalo on a rainy Sept. 11, 1804, near present-day Winner, S.D.; Lewis and Clark's first meeting with Sacagawea at Fort Mandan near present-day Washburn, N.D., on Nov. 11, 1804, and the Corps of Discovery's meeting with Chinook fishermen on the Columbia River shore Nov. 11, 1805.
"Drawn Through Time" merchandise, including T-shirts, prints and greeting cards, is available in the interpretive center's Spirit of Discovery Store.
Haynes lives on a small farm in Wildwood, Mo., with his wife and two daughters. His lifelong interest in history inspires his passion for historically oriented painting. The Auburn University graduate began his career as a staff artist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. In 1978, he launched his freelance career. Since then he has created commissioned artwork for such clients as Anheuser-Busch, Civil War Times Illustrated, Time-Life, Miller Brewing Co., Warner Books and the National Park Service.
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