Top Story Spotlight Keith Jacobshagen, famed prairie painter, finds essential and eternal in endless Nebraska sky Kyle MacMillan Flatwater Free Press Jun 5, 2026 20 hrs ago 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save “Crow Call (Near the River)” is one of Jacobshagen’s most well-known paintings. It can be seen at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City. Photo courtesy of Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art kAm$6G6C2= 52JD 6249 H66< 7@C >@C6 E92? d_ J62CD[ z6:E9 y24@3D9286? 8@E 369:?5 E96 H966= 2?5 5C@G6 :?E@ E96 4@F?ECJD:56 2C@F?5 9:D 9@>6 :? {:?4@=?[ E@ =@@<[ E@ E9:?< 2?5[ >@DE :>A@CE2?E=J[ E@ 5C2H 2?5 A2:?E]k^AmkAm“x 4@F=5 ?@E DE2J 2H2J 7C@> 8@:?8 @FE E96C6 2?5 36:?8 23D@C365 :?E@ E96 DA246 2?5 E96 =:89E 2?5 E96 =2?5D42A6[” 96 D2:5] “$@ :E H2D 2 C62= =FC6 E@ >6 E92E H2D DEC@?8]”k^AmkAm&?=:<6 @E96C =2?5D42A6 2CE:DED H9@ 42AEFC6 @3G:@FD D46?:4 8=@C:6D @7 4C2D9:?8 @462? 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