A 5"x7" acetate negative, portrait photograph of Dale Nichols presenting one of his framed landscape paintings to David City, Nebraska, Mayor S. B. Manning, to be hung in the newly completed David City Auditorium. Dale, wearing a double-breasted suit, shirt and knotted tie is holding onto the frame of his painting while Dr. S. B. Manning, wearing eyeglasses, suit, shirt and tie stands along side in front of a pleated curtain.
Thorpe Opera House Foundation/Boston Studio Project
Local Accession Number
00W06720000
Source
Original format: 5"x7" Acetate negative from the Boston Studio Project collection.
Historical Notes
Dr. S. B. Manning was a practicing veterinarian and Mayor of David City from 1940-1950. He spear-headed the construction of the David City Auditorium and Memorial Field. Dale Nichols, son of John Dale and Edith Pollman Nichols, grew up on the family farm west of David City, Nebraska. From an early age, Dale wanted to be an artist and after finishing high school he went to Chicago and studied at the Art Institute. He became an internationally-known artist, famous for his rural landscapes. His paintings are in many public and private collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City and the Chicago Art Institute. The photograph features Dale presenting one of his paintings to the Mayor of David City, S. B. Manning, for display in the newly-constructed David City Auditorium.
