Tag Archives: Charles August Ficke

The Davenport Municipal Art Gallery

One hundred years ago this week, plans to house Charles A. Ficke’s art collection in the renovated Armory building (at 5th and Brady Streets) were presented to the Davenport City Council’s Committee of the Whole. This was the first step … Continue reading

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Quad Cities Museum Week 2016

Celebrate Quad Cities Museum Week (June 18-26th) with us by taking a look at the history of the associations between two of Davenport’s well-loved cultural and educational institutions: the Putnam Museum and Science Center and the Figge Art Museum. The Davenport Academy of … Continue reading

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The Weekly Outlook: Poetry and Politics

The People…are reading what? The people are reading THE WEEKLY OUTLOOK why? …Because it is a cheerful prophet, and they are weary of gloom. Because it chronicles the good rather than the bad. Because it is one of the handsomest, … Continue reading

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