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Opportunity to Purchase Arthur Neahring Artworks

The Next Picture Show has received a number of works by the local artist Arthur Neahring. These paintings are available for purchase at the gallery and the all of the proceeds from sales benefit The Next Picture Show. Mr. Neahring was an extraordinarily talented artist and his works are well worth seeing. Please stop by the gallery any time to request a viewing.

About the Artist
A well-known artist who died in 1985, Neahring was born March 26, 1908. He was raised on a farm north of New Bedford, and attended Bradley University in Peoria. After serving in the Army, he taught art at Sterling High School for 26 years.

Neahring was a member of the original Hay Market Guild. At 6 feet 5 inches tall, he was known as the Gentle Giant. After retiring, he gardened, traveled and painted. His wife Patricia drove him through Northern Illinois and Door County, Wis., while he sketched and painted.