Sumner Heman Mural

Artist: Carl Homstad - Born in Denver, CO, Resides in Decorah, IA Location: Plaza 9th and Central Avenue Year: 1995 Dimensions: 15’ x 60’ Medium: Description: Sumner Heman, a Fort Dodge draftsman, uses his skill with pen and brush to preserve Iowa scenes. Sumner Heman was born on April 29, 1917 and passed away on January 22, 1995 at 77 years old. “I’m self taught and have no formal art education, which I feel is an advantage as I feel that one is not influenced by any one artist outside of himself. Drawing started at a very early age, always wanted to be an artist since I can recall. Many interests in Indian, outdoors, trains, airplanes, design, people, etc., many varied interests and contacts have been helpful to combine many subjects to draw from. Other interests are cooking, designing and build furniture for my own use and do Indian beading and costumes.” - quote by Sumner Heman for exhibition at the Blanden Art Museum in 1978. Funded by: American Business Women's Association, Cenex Land O’Lakes, City of Fort Dodge, Diamond Vogel Paint, Egemo Realty, Fort Dodge Art Guild, Fort Dodge Dragoons, Fort Dodge Police Association, Fort Dodge Rotary Club, Fort Dodge Today, Fort Museum Historical Society, Greater Fort Dodge Area Chamber of Commerce, Mainstreet Fort Dodge, The Messenger, Noon Kiwanis, Noon Lions Calendar Sale (Walt Stevens), Noon Sertoma, Norwest Bank, Olson Jewelry, United Bank of Iowa, Webster County Sesquicentennial Commission, Westside Betterment, Louie & Corinne Beisser, Beth Buehler, John F. Daniel, Joy S. Engelbrecht, William & Geri Fletcher, Lloyd & Marilyn Hambleton, C.J. & M. Joan Harp, Don & Bonnie Kersten, Clyde & Diane Knupp, Thomas Messerly, Bob & Tracey Patterson in Memory of Dorothy Carlson, Henry & Marion Pliner, M. Erna Pollard, Juanita Rathermel in Memory of “Curly,” Thomas & Norma Schmoker, Robert Taylor, Robert Webb, The Bruce Wilde Family Website: www.carlart.com