Author: Lydia Moran
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With ‘Only’ 2 Million Matchsticks Left, Artist Shifts Focus to His Hometown Legacy
January 17, 2024
Artist Pat Acton has been making “Matchstick Marvels” from his home in Gladbrook, Iowa, for nearly five decades. He says after one more commission from Ripley’s Believe It or Not!, he hopes to keep his remaining work in Gladbrook, where the town built a museum for his sculptures to help anchor the downtown.