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He exhibited extensively, with artwork in more than 350 competitive and invitational showcases, winning top awards in three major national painting competitions, and he has works in more than 600 public, corporate and private art collections, including the Smithsonian American Art Museum and Nashville’s The Parthenon. Growing up in Iowa City, young Howard fell in love with comics — “This is how I really got interested in art, looking at comic strips in the newspaper growing up as a little kid,” he told me in 2007. “I was fascinated by the line quality, especially in the adventure strips, Terry and the Pirates, Dick Tracy, Orphan Annie, Red Rider, Flash Gordon. As all kids my age did, I think, they thought they wanted to be a cartoonist, like they wanted to be a fireman or a policeman.”
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* **Early interest in art:** Howard’s interest in art began in high school. * **University of Iowa:** Howard studied art at the University of Iowa, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1953.
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His first teaching job was at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, Arkansas, where he worked from 1958 to 1971, the last seven years as chairman of the art department. He then moved to Kansas State in 1971, where he served as art department chairman for three years before taking the same post at the UNL in 1974. Howard was art department chair through 1983 and taught painting until he retired in 1996. And, Holz said, after he returned to a studio in Richards Hall several years ago, Howard would invite painting classes in for a painting demonstration, demonstrating his commitment to art education after he had “retired.”
Howard and Barbara, who died earlier this year, also provided financial support to UNL art students through Howard scholarships and endowed the funds that helped create the Eisentrager/Howard Gallery in Richards Hall, the primary exhibition space for student work. His love for comics led Howard to amass a treasure trove of comics art that includes examples of the work of many of the top comics artists and rare examples of vintage comic strips, most of which were destroyed after they had been printed. It is now the Sheldon Museum of Art’s Dan and Barbara Howard Collection of American Popular Art, another way in which Howard supported art at UNL and in the community.
This dedication to his craft, coupled with his unwavering commitment to his students, made Howard a beloved figure in the art department. He was known for his patience, his humor, and his ability to inspire students to find their own artistic voices. Howard’s legacy extends beyond the classroom.
The latter is a fact. Howard completed a pastel drawing in his assisted living facility four days before he died on Sept. 11 at age 93. In 2017, we talked about why he hadn’t put away the brushes — “Picasso said there’s no such thing as retirement for an artist,” adding that he continued to learn about the art and craft of painting. “There’s an old German expression which has been bastardized — too soon old and too late smart,” he said. “If I had to do it over again, I’d like to be 25 years young with what I know now. I’d then apply what I’d learned, starting back then. It’s taken too long to get where I am.”
He was a man of deep thought and profound insights, and his work reflected this. His art was a reflection of his life, his experiences, and his deep connection to the world around him. This summary provides a personal account of Howard’s life and artistic journey. It highlights his passion for art, his connection to Nebraska, and his deep personal insights.
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