The Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan is displaying a grotto that Madeline Buol spent 15 years building in her backyard. In "A Beautiful Experience: The Midwest Grotto Tradition," the Kohler is ...
In the 1920s and 1930s, monumental grottoes sprang up along the roadsides of the American Midwest, becoming a folk-art phenomenon. These outdoor sculptural marvels were colorful and dazzling, made of ...
Madeline Buol spent more than 15 years building a grotto in her yard. Chava Krivchenia points out some of its distinctive features. Jim Higgins Buffalo Nichols talks about working to be known as a ...
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How an Iowa woman's backyard grotto finds a new home at John Michael Kohler Arts Center
Looking back on more than 15 years of constant artistic labor in her backyard, Madeline Buol wrote "when one gets started there is no quitting." That's a sentiment she had in common with many creators ...
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