Maynard Reece Biography:
Born in Arnolds Park in April, 1920, near the shores of Lake Okoboji in northwestern Iowa, the son of a Quaker minister, Maynard Reece combines a love of nature and a talent for art which have made him America's foremost wildlife painter. He is considered one of the founding fathers of wildlife art, prints and posters as we know it today. In 1940, Reece went to Des Moines to work as an artist for the Iowa Department of History and Archives in the museum.
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