In the 1920s and 1930s, monumental grottoes sprang up along the roadsides of the American Midwest, becoming a folk-art phenomenon. These outdoor sculptural marvels were colorful and dazzling, made of ...
The Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan is displaying a grotto that Madeline Buol spent 15 years building in her backyard. Buol modeled her shrine partly on the famous Dickeyville Grotto. A related new ...