The John Deere Collection October 16, 2010

The Figge Art Museum and Deere & Company (John Deere) proudly announce the establishment of The John Deere Collection gallery at the Figge Art Museum in downtown Davenport. The new gallery will feature exhibits of artworks loaned from the company's art collection. These artworks will be on view to the general public for the first time. The corporate collection, acquired during the mid to late 20th century, contains artworks from countries where Deere & Company conducts business. The collection features art from east Asia, northern Africa, eastern Europe and the Americas. The media include oil paintings, works on paper, photography, textiles and sculpture. The gallery, which debuts on the fourth floor of the museum, will open on April 24 with an exhibition of key pieces from the collection by such world-famous artists as Grant Wood, Edward Curtis, Joan Miro, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Rufino Tamayo, Sofu Teshigahara and Matazo Kayama. The exhibition will include Grant Wood's iconic Fall Plowing, as well as his famous Fruits of Iowa series.