The Portrait of Maquoketa book is now available... With full color reproductions of all 180 portraits that Rose Frantzen painted of her fellow residents of Maquoketa, Iowa, this 100 page hardbound book is a beautiful document of Frantzen's year-long project in which she invited anyone in Maquoketa to be painted from life.  Portrait of Maquoketa recently completed an eight month showing at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery.  Click here for more details about and images of Portrait of Maquoketa. The Portrait of Maquoketa book includes essays and comments by Brandon Brame Fortune, Curator of Painting and Sculpture at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery; Richard Schmid, painter and author of Alla Prima; essayist Suzanne Kelsey; Rose Frantzen, commenting on her creative process; and an overview of Frantzen's life and career by her husband, artist Charles Morris.  This career overview includes color reproductions of more than 40 works by Frantzen. Also featured throughout the book is a flip animation of one of the portraits, which was photographed every 7 minutes from start to finish. This hardbound coffee table book is 10.5 x 10.5", printed on acid free cover stock on the Heidelberg press at Maquoketa Web Printing in Maquoketa, Iowa. *   *   * The Portrait of Maquoketa book is $49.95 and credit card orders can be placed by calling 563-321-8671 from 11 am to 7 pm CST. If you prefer to place a secure credit card purchase online, please select your location... Iowa resident - tax included $53.45Non-Iowa U.S. resident $49.95Resident of Canada or Mexico (with shipping surcharge) $58.95Outside North America (with shipping surcharge) $71.45