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Famous Dead Artist Series: Doug Mackie as Charlie Chaplin

Dubuque Museum of Art 701 Locust St., Dubuque, IA, United States

An original production by Dubuque Museum of Art since 2007. Sponsored by Ed and Susie Ritts. Some past performances are currently available to watch online thanks to Digital Dubuque. Kevin Firnstahl as Oscar Wilde. Image by Digital Dubuque.

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Famous Dead Artist Series

Dubuque Museum of Art 701 Locust St., Dubuque, IA, United States

One of the Museum’s most anticipated semi-annual events, the Famous Dead Artist series brings legendary artists to life through portrayals by local actors. Featured artists span the visual, performing, literary, and culinary worlds and have included Pablo Picasso, Charlie Chaplin, Julia Child, and Leonard Bernstein, among many others. This year Gwen Beatty will portray Mexican […]

FAMOUS DEAD ARTIST SERIES: Frank Lloyd Wright

Dubuque Museum of Art 701 Locust St., Dubuque, IA, United States

Dali, Warhol, and O'Keefe One of the Museum’s most anticipated semi-annual events, the Famous Dead Artist series brings legendary artists to life through portrayals by local actors. Featured artists span the visual, performing, literary, and culinary worlds and have included Pablo Picasso, Charlie Chaplin, Julia Child, and Leonard Bernstein, among many others. Come early. Seats […]

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FAMOUS DEAD ARTIST: Margaret Bourke-White

Dubuque Museum of Art 701 Locust St., Dubuque, IA, United States

FAMOUS DEAD ARTIST LECTURE SERIES Dali, Warhol, and O'Keefe, previously featured Dead Artists One of the Museum’s most anticipated semi-annual events, the Famous Dead Artist series brings legendary artists to life through portrayals by local actors. Featured artists span the visual, performing, literary, and culinary worlds and have included Pablo Picasso, Charlie Chaplin, Julia Child, […]

Free

Dead Artists Series: Doug Donald as Mark Twain

Dubuque Museum of Art 701 Locust St., Dubuque, IA, United States

One of the Museum’s most anticipated semi-annual events, the Famous Dead Artist series brings legendary artists to life through portrayals by local actors. Doug Donald will play Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain, an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. Recent performances have been Standing Room Only. Come early […]

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Famous Dead Artist: Corita Kent

Dubuque Museum of Art 701 Locust St., Dubuque, IA, United States

Lynda Mackie will play Corita Kent, (1918 - 1986) an American artist, educator, advocate for social justice and a Roman Catholic religious sister. Come early to secure a seat for this popular free series, which is often standing room only. Doors open at 12:45 PM. Performance is in conjunction with the exhibition Just to Live […]

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Community/Family Day

Dubuque Museum of Art 701 Locust St., Dubuque, IA, United States

This free event will also feature live performances by two Dubuque arts and cultural organizations, along with guided tours of the exhibition, refreshments, and hands-on art activities. The lineup and schedule includes: -Performance by Dubuque's Dreaming Allegiance: 1 p.m. -Junior Famous Dead Artist Matinee: Renee Tyler performing as artist Elizabeth Catlett, 2:15 p.m. A glimpse […]

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Famous Dead Artists – Georgia O’Keefe & Alfred Stieglitz

Dubuque Museum of Art 701 Locust St., Dubuque, IA, United States

Iconic artist of the Southwest, Georgia O’Keeffe, played by Lenore Howard and American photographer and modern art promoter, Alfred Stieglitz, played by Doug Donald, will be the first couple in the 30th Famous Dead Artist program. One of the Museum’s most anticipated annual events, the Famous Dead Artist series brings legendary artists to life through […]