Two of the pieces in the exhibit are woodblock prints by Elgas Grim, son of Carl Grim. This was not the first time Elgas Grim’s work has been displayed in the Dawson County Museum. In 1975, Elgas and his wife, Dorothy, a potter, had an exhibit in the original building’s art gallery. Elgas was born to Carl and Edith Grim in 1913. He graduated from Lexington High School in 1931 and went on to earn a Bachelor Degree in Fine Arts at the University of Nebraska. He later moved to Los Angeles, California where he studied and taught at the Chouinard Art Institute, now known as the California Institute of the Arts. Saturday Night by Elgas Grim During World War II, Elgas Grim spent four years in military service heading a group that prepared graphic materials for training of troops. After the war, he returned to advertising illustration and in 1952 was one of four artists to found Studio Artists, Inc. in Los Angeles, California. Elgas worked in various art forms throughout the years such as graphics woodblock printing, wood engraving and etching, enamels on copper, and jewelry.

The work is 22 x 28" framed and the image is 12 1/4 x 16 1/4".