Nebraska Stories: Herb Mignery, Cowboy Artist and More, 1112
"Herb Mignery, Cowboy Artist"
On the eastern edge of the Nebraska Sandhills in the small village of Bartlett is one of the largest bronze sculpture gardens in the country. With a population of 118, Bartlett may have the highest number bronze sculptures per capita of anywhere in the world. The garden started with the donation of a single monument by sculptor and Bartlett native son, Herb Mignery, and his wife Sherry. Now, there are 32 bronze works on display with an additional 6 to be installed.
His photographs of black families living in Lincoln during the early 1900s has made John Johnson one of the great African American photographers of the 20th Century. All of Johnson's work could have easily been lost to the ages but for a teenage boy who, in 1965, spent $10 dollars to buy a box of 280 glass plate negatives.
"Bike Union"
While you can buy a bike or enjoy a cup of coffee or maybe do both at The Bike Union and Coffee, owner Miah Sommer is investing in the future of his young employees who are aging out of foster care.
"Time and the River"
A beautiful visual montage of the four seasons along the Platte Basin watershed created from photographs taken by the Platte River Basin Timelapse project and edited to newly commissioned chamber music by Kurt Knecht, a composer from Kansas City, Missouri.