{"id":18354,"date":"2024-08-13T09:01:34","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T13:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=18354"},"modified":"2024-08-13T09:01:36","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T13:01:36","slug":"local-artists-work-to-be-celebrated-with-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/13\/local-artists-work-to-be-celebrated-with-gallery\/","title":{"rendered":"Local artist&#8217;s work to be celebrated with gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Wells County Historical Museum is preparing for a special event this weekend with the opening of an art gallery dedicated to Wells County native Harry Lindstrand. An opening event for the gallery will take place Saturday, August 18th, from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image0-26.jpeg?resize=640%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image0-26.jpeg?w=852&amp;ssl=1 852w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image0-26.jpeg?resize=250%2C300&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image0-26.jpeg?resize=768%2C922&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cYellow Wood Forest\u201d Brown County, Indiana. &#8211; Just one of the many works by Harry Lindstrand that will be on display at Saturday&#8217;s gallery opening. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Lindstrand&#8217;s water color works of local landmarks and other landscapes from across the country are well known and this celebrated, prolific artist will enjoy a much-deserved spot in the museum. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image0-27.jpeg?resize=640%2C731&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image0-27.jpeg?w=896&amp;ssl=1 896w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image0-27.jpeg?resize=263%2C300&amp;ssl=1 263w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image0-27.jpeg?resize=768%2C878&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>\u201cHoney Bees\u201d Jackson Township, Wells County.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Wells County Historical Museum is located at 420 W Market Street in Bluffton. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Refreshments will be served and the event is free and open to the public. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image0-29.jpeg?resize=640%2C853&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image0-29.jpeg?w=768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image0-29.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>This stain glass window made from a painting done by Harry Lindstrand is thought to be the largest example of his work. It resides at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Bluffton and measures nearly 6\u2032 x 10\u2032. His inspiration came for this painting when he visited Europe.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Those interested in the life and works of Lindstrand will have the chance to meet with several family members of the artist to learn more and share stories about each piece of artwork on display. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Wells County Historical Museum is preparing for a special event this weekend with the opening of an<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":18357,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,7],"tags":[52,58,15],"class_list":["post-18354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","category-events","tag-bluffton","tag-entertainment","tag-featured"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image0-28.jpeg?fit=640%2C480&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18354","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18354"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18354\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18354"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}