On the Cover – dsm May/Jun 2024

On the cover: The sky’s the limit for photographer Duane Tinkey, who crouched low to the ground to capture a rare view of “Liftoff,” Alice Aycock’s swirling sculpture at the Des Moines airport. The Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation installed it in 2021 and dedicated it in part as a memorial to Johnny Danos, the visionary community leader who died in 2018.

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