Pioneers: Women Artists in Â鶹ӰԺ, 1898-1950

highly stylized painting of the Teton Mountain range

Eve Drewelowe, American (1899-1988),ÌýThe Tetons—Wyoming,Ìý1936, oil paint on canvas, 32 x 38 inches composition, Gift of Mary Rogers Thoms, CU Art Museum, Â鶹ӰԺ, 85.1744, Photo: Jeff Wells, © CU Art Museum, Â鶹ӰԺ

Pencil drawing of a post office in the mountains

Muriel Sibell Wolle, American (1898-1977),ÌýPotosi Mine Office, 1944, graphite on paper, 11 7/8 x 15 13/16 inches,ÌýTransfer from Chancellor’s Office, CU Art Museum, Â鶹ӰԺ, 88.08.01. Photo: Kerry Doran,Ìý© CU Art Museum, Â鶹ӰԺ

Pioneers: Women Artists in Â鶹ӰԺ, 1898-1950

September 16, 2016 - February 4, 2017
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This exhibition celebratesÌýthe little-studied artistic contributions of women, who were the drivers of cultural life in the firstÌýhalf of the twentieth century within Colorado, andÌýprovides as an important case studyÌýinto the ways in which women contributed to the development of American art. ArtistsÌýinclude: Eve Drewelowe, Gwen Meux, Muriel SibellÌýWolle, andÌýVirginia True among others.
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Curated by Kirk Ambrose, professor of art history, chair of the Department of Art and Art History; and Stephen V. MartonisÌýof the CU Art Museum.
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This exhibition is generously supported byÌýCU-Â鶹ӰԺ Student Arts and Cultural Enrichment fees, and CU Art Museum members.
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This exhibition is on view concurrently with a community-wide event launching September 29, 2016 called "History of the Visual Arts in Â鶹ӰԺ."ÌýFor more information on this event please visit:Ìý
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