Greendale Historical Society Art Exhibit Depicting Elvis Presley, Vince Lombardi, Frank Lloyd Wright Designs

The Greendale Historical Society will be showcasing artistic displays that include portraits of Elvis Presley and Vince Lombardi, cross-stitch pieces, and four framed photos depicting life in early Greendale that were recently donated by Kohl’s Department Store.

The free exhibit will be on Saturdays April 23 and April 30 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Viillage Center, 5676 Broad Street.

Five local artists will have items on displays, along with a new set of WPA pictures.

Portrait painter Carl M. Ruppert has donated four of his artistic works to the historical society raffle. His works include portraits of Elvis Presley and Vince Lombardi.

Ruppert developed a technique dubbed letterism. This techniques draws from two schools of thought, pointillism or dots of color used to form an image, and “cubism” using angles or planes to create an image. Imagine seeing Elvis Presley and Vince Lombardi in that form.

Tickets for the raffle go on sale May 12, but Ruppert’s work can be seen at the exhibit.

Greendale native Steve Peters will have displays of water colors, a batik, a wood cut, a pen and ink drawing, an intaglio etching and a conte crayon illustration.

Peters has been employed as in-house graphic designer at a couple local breweries and has his own design firm called Peters Design.  He has also designed numerous projects for the historical society and designed the new logo.

Another artist on display is Greendale Historical Society member Ken Judy.

Judy has donated a framed counted cross-stitch art piece to the historical society, which will also be part of the raffle.  The pieces on display depict several Disney cartoon characters and three additional pieces depicting Frank Lloyd Wright designs.

Donna Kewan is a retired teacher, a member of the local Turp n’ Stein artists group and a member of the Historical Society. She will have on display an acrylic on canvas and a domestic scene on composition board.

Gail Bremer, former owner of Gail’s Brush and Palette Shop on South 76th Street and a member of Turp n’ Stein, will also have art work on display.

Greendale Historical Society members will be present to answer any questions from the public. 

Saturdays April 23 and April 30 at 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Free Admission

5676 Broad Street