Pioneers: Women Artists in Boulder, 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, ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Art Museum, University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder, 85.1744, Photo: Jeff Wells, © ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Art Museum, University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder

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, ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Art Museum, University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder, 88.08.01. Photo: Kerry Doran,Ìý© ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Art Museum, University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder

Pioneers: Women Artists in Boulder, 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 ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥, 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 ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Art Museum.
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This exhibition is generously supported byÌýÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder Student Arts and Cultural Enrichment fees, and ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ 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 Boulder."ÌýFor more information on this event please visit:Ìý
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