Robert Henri went on to become a world famous art teacher and artist, but his early years were spent in Cozad. Now, new plans are in motion to build a brand new gallery to showcase his work.

Frustrated with the absence of positive representations of Black people in art, John Wilson responded by providing images of Black dignity while addressing the painful realities of racial prejudice.

A remedy to that fact arrived, finally, this month with “Witnessing Humanity: The Art of John Wilson,” just opened at the ...