Portrait Urn is based in Maquoketa, Iowa, a small town near the Mississippi River where artists
are relocating through the support of Maquoketa Art Experience, a non-profit dedicated to creating
a thriving art community in the downtown area.  

Maquoketa artists Charles Morris and Thomas Metcalf were commissioned to create works of art for
Trappist Caskets in Dubuque, Iowa, and both were inspired by Trappist Casket's tradition of
providing finely handcrafted wood caskets and urns.  Morris, who has worked as a portrait artist
for 30 years, envisioned a way to incorporate portraiture within handcrafted memorial urns.

Gifted portrait artists in New York and Philadelphia expressed immediate interest in
creating Portrait Urns with us.  Through their participation along with artists based
in Maquoketa, Portrait Urn is able to offer several highly refined styles of portraiture.


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Portrait Urn, 612 S. 2nd St., Maquoketa, IA 52060

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Press contact for Portrait Urn is Robb McColley: mccolley@portraiturns.com.