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 ...
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 ...