WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the National Endowment for Humanities has announced the recipients of the Picturing America Awards.
“This is an innovative way to help teach American history and culture to our kids,” Grassley said.
The National Endowment for Humanities helps teach American history and culture by bringing some of America’s finest works of art directly to classrooms and libraries. Each award recipient will receive 40, 24” by 36”, high-quality reproductions of the selected masterpieces and an in-depth teacher’s resource book.
The listing of all the winners is available to be viewed at http://picturingamerica.neh.gov/public_awards.php. Towns that have an award recipient are Adel, Algona, Alleman, Ames, Anamosa, Andrew, Ankeny, Archer, Arlington, Arthur, Atlantic, Avoca, Bedford, Belle Plaine, Bettendorf, Bondurant, Boxholm, Buffalo Center, Burnside, Calmar, Camanche, Carroll, Carter Lake, Cascade, Cedar Falls, Cedar Rapids, Charles City, Charter Oak, Clarinda, Clarion, Clear Lake, Clinton, Clive, Collins, Columbus Junction, Conrad, Coralville, Council Bluffs, Davenport, Dayton, De Soto, Decorah, Denison, Denmark, Des Moines, Dows, Dubuque, Dunlap, Dyersville, Earlville, Eddyville, Eldon, Eldridge, Elgin, Elk Horn, Elkader, Ely, Evansdale, Farley, Fort Dodge, Fort Madison, Garner, Glidden, Gowrie, Granger, Green, Grimes, Grinnell, Hamburg, Harlan, Hedrick, Hiawatha, Holy Cross, Hull, Independence, Iowa City, Iowa Falls, Irwin, Jewell, Johnston, Kalona, Keokuk, Keosauqua, Knoxville, La Porte City, Lake City, Lansing, Latimer, LeClaire, LeGrand, Le Mars, Leon, Logan, Lone Tree, Madrid, Malvern, Manilla, Marion, Marshalltown, Mason City, Milford, Minburn, Missouri Valley, Moravia, Murray, Nevada, New Albin, New Sharon, Newell, Newton, North Liberty, Ogden, Olin, Onawa, Osage, Ossian, Ottumwa, Packwood, Panora, Parkersburg, Pella, Peosta, Perry, Pleasantville, Postville, Randolph, Red Oak, Riceville, Riverside, Rockwell City, Roland, Shenandoah, Sidney, Sioux Center, Sioux City, Sioux Rapids, Solon, Spirit Lake, Story City, Sully, Tabor, Tiffin, Tripoli, Underwood, Urbandale, Walker, Waterloo, Waukee, Waverly, Wellman, Wellsburg, Wesley, West Des Moines, West Liberty, Westfield, Westgate, Westside, Williamsburg, Winterset and Zearing.