BILL GAITHER/The Register-MailCharles Frietag collects color on the brush on a Sunday afternoon in February 2006 at Sandburg Mall during the Maple City Antique Tractor Show.
Farm artist to exhibit at tractor show
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
GALESBURG - A nationally known farm artist will be in Galesburg with his Norman Rockwell-inspired farm scenes this weekend.Charles Freitag will make his second appearance during the Maple City Antique Tractor Association's annual Mall Tractor Show, which is Saturday and Sunday at Sandburg Mall. An estimated 80 antique tractors of all brands will fill the wings of Sandburg Mall. The show has grown three to four times its size since its start seven years ago, said Brad Underwood, show coordinator.
In Center Court of the mall, Freitag will display his work, which primarily is nostalgic tractor art that includes either John Deere or Farmall tractors from the 1930s to 1970s. He also will be painting and signing autographs.
Freitag of Iowa has painted for 21 years and in the last 12 years has sold tens of thousands of prints of his nearly 50 farm paintings across the United States and around the world.
Tractor Show
What: Indoor Antique Tractor Show
Where: Sandburg Mall, Galesburg
When: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday
Highlights:
- Nationally known farm artist Charles Freitag will be painting and displaying his work.
- An estimated 80 antique tractors of all brands.
- Ford will be this year's featured tractor.
Cost: Free
Information: www.maplecitytractors.com
