Blanden Memorial Art Museum
Fort Dodge, IA
515-573-2316
Realization: A Retrospective of Paintings
by Robert Halm
November 19, 1999 through January 16, 2000
This retrospective of Robert Halm's
work includes landscapes, water scenes and still lifes ranging from the
abstract to representational. Works from the retrospective vary from the
intense hues of abstract colored fish to the muted colors of Midwestern
landscapes that show Bob's appreciation for nature.
After earning an MFA from the University of Iowa Bob began
his career teaching at Fort Dodge Community 
College and Senior High. In 1966 he began teaching
at Iowa Central Community College where he stayed until retiring in 1989.
Since the early fifties Bob has been a part of the Blanden in various positions
from Trustee to Museum Director to his current position as volunteer and
Docent instructor. His work for and with the Museum has covered five decades
and he remains an active and valued member of the community and the art
world. (right: Cooper's Cove Road, 1994, acrylic on masonite,
32 x 42 inches)
There will be an Opening Reception on Saturday, November
20th. Bob will present a gallery talk at 7:30pm. Admission is free and open
to the public.
A
sixteen-page exhibition catalog is available. (left: cover of exhibition
catalog with Januaryscape, 1970, acrylic on canvas, 30 x 38 inches)
The exhibition was organized by the Blanden Memorial Art
Museum with funding provided by Frontier Communications, the Blanden Charitable
Foundation and by the Catherine Vincent Deardorf Charitable Foundation.
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College and Senior High. In 1966 he began teaching
at Iowa Central Community College where he stayed until retiring in 1989.
Since the early fifties Bob has been a part of the Blanden in various positions
from Trustee to Museum Director to his current position as volunteer and
Docent instructor. His work for and with the Museum has covered five decades
and he remains an active and valued member of the community and the art
world. (right: Cooper's Cove Road, 1994, acrylic on masonite,
32 x 42 inches)