Kapplinger, emeritus professor from teaching printmaking at North Dakota State University, created Beautiful Recollections (2001) as a collaboration between himself and his father-in-law Elmer Weerts, at the time a semi-retired farmer. The multi-layered and multi-processed work consists of eleven woodcut, color pencil, direct trace monotype, and collage works on paper. The complete series was exhibited in 2019 at the Plains Art Museum in Fargo.

Also included in this donation from the artist are the color proofs of GFYS (2010). Kapplinger donated the editioned work in 2015.

Kent Kapplinger; Seasons, 2001 (panel 1 of 11) from the series, Beautiful Recollections: The Changing Season & Northern Lights Series; mixed media

Kent Kapplinger; Seeing, 2001 (panel 2 of 11) from the series, Beautiful Recollections: The Changing Season & Northern Lights Series; mixed media

Kent Kapplinger; Spring, 2001; mixed media

Kent Kapplinger; The, 2001 from the series, Beautiful Recollections: The Changing Season & Northern Lights Series; mixed media

Kent Kapplinger; Summer, 2001 from the series, Beautiful Recollections: The Changing Season & Northern Lights Series; mixed media

Kent Kapplinger; Awesome, 2001 from the series, Beautiful Recollections: The Changing Season & Northern Lights Series; mixed media

Kent Kapplinger; Fall, 2001 from the series, Beautiful Recollections: The Changing Season & Northern Lights Series; mixed media

Kent Kapplinger; Northern, 2001 from the series, Beautiful Recollections: The Changing Season & Northern Lights Series; mixed media

Kent Kapplinger; Winter, 2001 from the series, Beautiful Recollections: The Changing Season & Northern Lights Series; mixed media

Kent Kapplinger; Lights, 2001 from the series, Beautiful Recollections: The Changing Season & Northern Lights Series; mixed media

Kent Kapplinger; Northern Lights, 2001 (panel 11 of 11) from the series, Beautiful Recollections: The Changing Season & Northern Lights Series; mixed media

Kent Kapplinger; Velcro, 2001; etching and chine colle

Kent Kapplinger; Rocks and Scissors, 2001; etching and chine collection

Kent Kapplinger; Ship, 2010; etching and chine colle

Kent Kapplinger; GFYS (layer #1, red). 2010; screen print

Kent Kapplinger; GFYS (layer #1, red), 2010; screen print

Kent Kapplinger; GFYS (Layer #2, trans green), 2010; screen print

Kent Kapplinger; GFYS (red and green layers), 2010; screen print

Kent Kapplinger; GFYS (layer #4, trans blue), 2010; screen print

Kent Kapplinger; GFYS (red, green and blue layers), 2010; screen print

Kent Kapplinger; Untitled 3 1993; monotype

Kent Kapplinger; Untitled 13, 1993; monotype

Kent Kapplinger; Untitled 11, 1993; monotype

Kent Kapplinger; Untitled 10, 1993; monotype

Kent Kapplinger; Untitled 12, 1993; monotype

Kent Kapplinger; Untitled 9, 1993; monotype