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Big art

Four new exhibitions open at the Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery on Sunday and continue through July 20. They feature a large-works invitational, mixed-media pieces by Rodney Wood of Hoisington, watercolors by Mark Grosserode of Tulsa, Okla., and acrylic paintings by Virgil Penner of North Newton.

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The legacy of round barns

The ubiquitous image of a farm includes a red barn, which historically took that shade because iron oxide, or rust, was added to the linseed oil to prevent mold and fungus. It also added the red hue that became synonymous with barns.

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