Bancroft area native, Myron Heise, was on hand in Bancroft at the Neihardt Center during the recent - 2007 - 42nd annual celebration of Nebraska's Poet Laureate, John Neihardt. Heise who now lives in New York city, displayed some of his paintings and painted live scenes during the day. The program focused on the great Ogalala Lakota mystic warrior, Crazy Horse, through a scholarly presentation, a dramatic reading and a phtographic art exhibition. During the day the following Neihardt Foundation officers were elected: Jon Cerny of Bancroft, president, Paul Hammel of Lincoln , vice president; Mary Lou Schweers of Bancroft, secretary, and Tim Spoeneman of Bancroft, treasurer.

Museum Collections

West Valley Art Museum, Phoenix AZ
Sheldon Art Museum, Lincoln NE
Museum of Nebraska Art, Kearny NE
Robert Henri Museum, Cozad NE
Norfolk Art Museum, Norfolk NE
Neihardt Center, Bancroft NE
Museum of the City of NY, NYC
Robert & Elizabeth Barret Browning Soc., Florence Italy

Corporate Collections

Warren Buffett, Omaha NE
Nynex Corp., NYC
Peat marwick Main & Co., NYC
Realex Corporation, NYC
Robertson Real Estate, NYC
Venture Management Inc., Denver CO
American Arts & Crafts Alliance, NYC
Modern Art Consultants, NYC