April 16 – July 24, 2016
Special Exhibition Gallery
Created by Colorado-based artist Don Coen, these 15 large-scale realistic portraits told the visual story of migrant farmers in today’s United States. The images highlighted the unique personalities of each subject and their work ethic. Painted between 2001 and 2010, the series came from hundreds of hours Coen spent in fields making studies and taking photos in California, Colorado, Idaho, Oregon, Texas and Florida. His aim is to give these hard-working men and women an identity along with an expression of gratitude.
