🐾 Have you our fall collections feature yet?

This seasonal feature highlights the estate’s animals with artifacts rarely displayed to the public: dog collars, pet scrapbooks, and even a spider monkey’s sweater.

Don’t miss your chance to see these items before they go back in storage! Visit by November 9 to make sure you don’t miss out. Get tickets today at brucemore.org/guided.

Today we were honored to be inducted into the Lifelong Learner Hall of Fame sponsored by the Wallace and Beverly Winkie Foundation. We are grateful for this recognition of Brucemore’s efforts to provide opportunities for all ages to learn about history, preservation, and the arts both onsite and through our digital platforms.

🎉 Happy Birthday to Marvin Cone! 🎨

We’re celebrating the life and legacy of local artist Marvin Cone, born October 21, 1891, whose work still brightens the walls of Brucemore today. A close friend of Grant Wood and longtime Coe College professor, Cone captured the beauty of Iowa skies in paintings like Thunderhead (1933 – pictured in this post) and Banking Clouds (1922), both on display in the mansion.

Brucemore’s Irene Douglas was one of Cone’s supporters, both as a private collector and in her work as a member of the Cedar Rapids Arts Association. Her daughter Margaret Douglas Hall was also a fan. She wrote in her diary in 1939, “I actually bid on a picture of Marvin Cone’s at the auction!!! $80.00.”

Visit Brucemore to see Cone’s work and celebrate the legacy of this famous Cedar Rapids artist.