On view in the amuse bouche balcony gallery, These bold lithographs are part of an animal series by local artist, John Bissell that were recently donated to the Dubuque Museum of Art by Dr. and Mrs. Robert Cairns. Done in pairs, one in black & white and one in color, Bissell represented 8 different animals including an American Merino, a Mikumi warthog, Pacific walrus, moose, African hippopotamus, bull elk, sea elephant, and a Stone sheep. Four of the pairs are presented for the first time in this mini exhibition.

Image: John A. Bissell (American, b. 1938), Ram Series, American Merino, 30/125, 1980, hand-colored lithograph on paper, 10 ½ x 14 in., gift of Dr. Robert Scott and Sandra K. Cairns, 2010.45