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Robert Henri Museum & Historic Walkway |
| Address | 204 East 8th StreetCozad, Nebraska 69130 |
| Brief Description | Learn of the life and times of famed artist Robert Henri |
| Type | Attraction |
| Category | Museum |
| Description | Come to Cozad, Nebraska and visit the Robert Henri Homestead and Walkway as you learn of the life and times of famed American artist, Robert Henri.
Born Robert Henry Cozad in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1865, he came to Dawson County, Nebraska at the age of eight. His father John J. Cozad founded the town of Cozad in 1873. The outcome of a legal dispute with neighbors ended with a death and caused the elder Cozad to leave Nebraska in 1882. His family soon followed. The family settled in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The father changed his name to Richard Henry Lee, and Robert and his brother posed as foster sons, taking the names Robert Henry (later Henri) and Frank Sothern.
In 1886 Robert Henri enrolled in an art school in Philadelphia and studied three years in Paris. After teaching in Philadelphia at the Woman's School of Design, Henri returned to Paris and lived there several years. Henri taught at various schools and founded the Henri School.
Henri was a leader of the "Ash Can" group who pionerred realistic paintings and who believed that artists should have freedom of expression in art. A book about Henri, "The Art Spirit" by Marge Ryerson, is well-known to art students and to art lovers. Mari Sandoz wrote a novel, "Son of a Gambling Man", which is based on Robert Henri's Nebraska childhood.
The Henri Museum and Walkway contains many articles and artifacts from the days when Robert Henri resided there. Stroll through the hallways of his boyhood home, view some of his most famous paintings,and walk through history of this famed artist in central Nebraska.
Also, don't miss the 100th Meridian Museum right next door, where you can stroll through Cozad's history. |
| Phone 1 | (308) 784-4154 |
| Phone 2 | (308) 784-3930 |
| Email | cozadchmber@cozadtel.net |
| Handicapped Accessible | No |
| Last Updated | 7/14/2004 |
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