The Sun Prairie Public Library recently received 40 pieces of great American art through the Picturing America initiative from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Library Association. These images of people, places and events illustrating American history give our patrons a chance to better understand our country's past and its ideals.
The pictures are on display on a rotating schedule in the West wing of the library near the adult porch. For more information on the program, visit the Picturing America web site at: http://www.picturingamerica.neh.gov/.
George Caleb Bingham (1811—1879), The County Election, 1852. Oil on canvas, 38 x 52 in. (96.5 x 132.1 cm.). Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, Mo., Gift of Bank of America.
