homecoming parade
A Night of Hawkeye Spirit
I wanted to do an Iowa painting in honor of my oldest daughter’s graduation from high school, and to celebrate my becoming a ‘University of Iowa Mom.’ Homecoming, with all the festivities, is one of the best things about Iowa’s beautiful fall season. Nothing compares to the crisp fall air, the UI Marching and Alumni Bands, floats and fun, the crowds, fireworks, and maybe a full moon too. With the excitement of Iowa football at Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City is electrified at Homecoming!
In this painting: Iowa Book and Supply, The Airliner, Red’s World, Hand’s Jewelry, Iowa State Bank, Austin Burke Clothiers, Enzler’s, Girl Scouts, Bud Louis in his antique fire engine, Herky the Hawk bearing the Tiger Hawk flag, cheerleaders, poms, drum major, dogs, children and their families, a Cambus sign, Iowa City West High fans, City High fans. Hayden Fry is “stuffed in effigy”, with straw, on the cheerleaders’ float. This year the big City vs. West game falls on Homecoming Parade night!
Shop prints
Choose your preferred size and finish. Prints are available unframed, matted or framed:
| Image Size: | Unframed: | Matted: | Framed: | |
| Open Edition Lithograph | 8″ x 6″ | $49 | $89 | $219 |
| Limited Edition (1000) Lithograph | 14″ x 11″ | $89 | $139 | $269 |
| University of Iowa Old Capitol or Commemorative Edition Lithograph | 14″ x 11″ | — | $199 | $329 |
| Limited Edition (200) Lithograph | 24″ x 19″ | $189 | $299 | $469 |
| Limited Edition (100) Canvas Giclee | 22″ x 18″ | $849 | — | $1169 |
Old Capitol Framed Edition
Commemorative Framed Edition
*brass plaque is ordered separately, please email for info sbaunan@mchsi.com
Detail Print Editions
In addition to the full painting, collectors can choose from these detailed cropped editions, each highlighting a unique part of the artwork. Each detail print is professionally reproduced with a white border (no mat needed), sealed in a clear poly sleeve, titled and hand-signed in pencil by Suzanne, and sized to fit standard frames. Please identify your choice of print from the choices below when you place your order:
| Print Size | Unframed: |
| 8″ x 10″ | $39 |
| 11″ x 14″ | $49 |
| 17″ x 13″ | $69 |
Other Ways to Collect This Artwork
Homecoming Parade Ornament
$28.00
Packaged for gift-giving
Signed on reverse
3″ x 3″ porcelain
Homecoming PArade Ornament
$26.00
Packaged for gift-giving
Signed on reverse
1.75″ x 2.5″ decoupaged wood
“Herky on Parade” Ornament
$28.00
Packaged for gift-giving
Signed on reverse
3.25″ x 2.5″ porcelain
“Herky on Parade” Ornament
$26.00
Packaged for gift-giving
Signed on reverse
1.75″ x 2.5″ decoupaged wood
“Homecoming Parade” Puzzle
$59.00
1000 Pieces | Finished size: 19″ x 27″
Printed in full color on sturdy coated chipboard
Packaged in a storage box with the image on top for easy reference
Artist Notes & Community
The Cahoon Museum of American Art chose “Homecoming Parade” as part of their exhibit “Modern Primitives Simple Art in a Complex Age” Exhibit
“Homecoming Parade” “A Night of Hawkeye Spirit”, original painting by Iowa City artist Suzanne B. Aunan was chosen to be part of the exhibit: “Modern Primitives; Simple Art in a Complex Age”. The exhibit was at the Cahoon Museum in Cape Cod, MA April 29-June 21, 2003, with an opening reception, 5-7 p.m. on Friday, May 2, 2003. The Cahoon Museum of American Art is named in honor of the late contemporary primitive painter, Ralph Cahoon (1910-1982), and is housed in his former home and studio, a 1775 Georgian colonial building. The Museum’s permanent collection ranges from folk art portraits by William Matthew Prior to marine paintings by James E. Buttersworth. Several special exhibitions are scheduled annually to complement the permanent collection. But the heart of the collection, and a continuing focus of the exhibition year, are the paintings of Ralph and Martha Cahoon. The Museum Store has reproductions of their work which are available for purchase.