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The center is sustained through charitable contributions, and the facility in which the center is located is provided through the generosity of the James W. Hubbell, Jr. family of Des Moines, Iowa. The center also serves as the focal point for THFHS, which is associated with the center and provides financial support, structure and membership.
The surface has a pattern of recessed dots of different sizes, going all the way up to the stem. According to Jeff Fleming, director of the Des Moines Art Center, the piece is a “definitive work by one of the most important contemporary artists working today”. [11] A version of Robert Indiana's iconic LOVE sculpture was placed in the park ...
F. M. Hubbell, Son, & Company, Inc., a real estate firm established in 1887, had the building constructed. Their corporate headquarters that oversaw their various companies was located here. Most of the building was rented out to other firms. [3] It was designed by the prominent Des Moines architectural firm of Proudfoot, Bird & Rawson.
The Art Center traces its roots to 1916, when the Des Moines Association of Fine Arts established gallery space at the Public Library of Des Moines on the banks of the Des Moines River downtown. Several exhibitions were shown each year, and works of art were periodically purchased for the association's permanent collection.
Location of Des Moines in Polk County in Iowa. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Des Moines, Iowa. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in the city of Des Moines, Iowa, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided ...
The city of Des Moines is the location of 188 of these properties and districts, including the 2 National Historic Landmarks; they are listed separately, while the remaining 15 properties and districts are listed here. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted December 6, 2024. [2]
The Civic Center of Greater Des Moines. The City of Des Moines is a cultural center for Iowa and home to several art and history museums and performing arts groups. The Des Moines Performing Arts routinely hosts touring Broadway shows and other live professional theater. The Temple for Performing Arts and Des Moines Playhouse are other venues ...
301-311 S. Main St. Burlington: Hotel is the white and light gray building at the far right, matching a drawing in Commercial and Statistical Review of the City of Burlington, Iowa (1882). [6] 4: Yellow Spring Creek Bridge: June 25, 1998 (#98000791)