Becoming a Nation A G.R. Lindblade & Co. Production A video record of Americana from the Diplomatic Reception Rooms, US Department of State at the Sioux City Art Center, August 15-October 10, 2004. This is the most ambitious exhibition the Art Center has ever presented, and promises to be one of the most impressive exhibitions to ever visit the Siouxland community. Organized by the Trust for Museum Exhibitions, Becoming a Nation features the best craftsmanship and artistic talent of the golden age of American decorative and fine arts. Selected from the period settings of the Diplomatic Reception Rooms of the U.S. Department of State—one of the nation’s least-known cultural treasures—170 objects toured the country for the first time in 2004.