Gromme Art for One Dollar?

The Wisconsin Garden Club Federation WGCF) is currently raffling Owen J. Gromme’s “A Long Courtship – Wild Turkeys” which was the last Gromme painting perfected in 1989. The 15” x 20” print is matted and framed to 21” x 26”. This signed and numbered print (number 964 of 9500 prints) is valued at $250.00.


Owen J. Gromme, born in Fond du Lac, was a hunter and outdoorsman. His artwork reflects his great interest in birds which he often painted exactly to scale. As Curator of Birds and Mammals at the Milwaukee Public Museum, he perfected his work while he travelled on expeditions from Alaska to Africa.

Raffle tickets are $1 each or six for $5, and proceeds will benefit WGCF. Tickets are available from Milwaukee District Garden Club Directors or by contacting Carole Hopp by e-mail at carolehopp@ wi.rr.com.

The drawing will be held at the noon luncheon on May 3, 2011, during the “Butterflies and Bullfrogs” WGCF Convention at the Marriott West, Waukesha.