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    Allen True's West

    Allen True's West

    Presented by Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center

    November 12, 2010-January 9, 2011

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    Allen True’s West is a regionally touring exhibition organized by the Denver Art Museum consisting of 42 works ranging from original oil paintings to periodical reproductions. The Fine Arts Center will supplement its exhibition with additional works borrowed from local collectors.
    True was born in Colorado Springs in 1881 and was raised primarily in Denver. During the last 40 years of his life, True received numerous public and private mural commissions, including those from the Colorado, Wyoming, and Missouri state capitols. Many of his murals still decorate the walls of public buildings throughout Colorado, like the Denver Telephone Building and the Colorado National Bank. This exhibition contains 16 mural studies, highlighting this essential aspect of True’s luminous body of work.


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        Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center

        30 West Dale Street
        Colorado Springs, CO 80903

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        Free for FAC Members; $10 for non-members

      • Dates & Times

        Dates:
        November 12, 2010-January 9, 2011

        Times:

        10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

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        • Event Name: Allen True's West
          Article: True's West: New touring show celebrates Western art
          The Gazette - Nov 16, 2010
          By Tracy Mobley-Martinez

          When it comes to Western art, names like Charles Russell and Frederic Remington generate the real wattage. Even today, True is largely overshadowed by the giants of the genre.

          “We’re really looking back now and what we see, what we’re dr… Expand

          When it comes to Western art, names like Charles Russell and Frederic Remington generate the real wattage. Even today, True is largely overshadowed by the giants of the genre.

          “We’re really looking back now and what we see, what we’re drawn to, is the artists that somehow escaped notice,” says Blake Milteer, Fine Arts Center museum director. “We find he was not only in demand (in his time) but doing work that others were looking to. Collapse

        • Event Name: Allen True's West
          Article: Allen True: dark horse
          The Indepedent - Nov 11, 2010
          By Edie Adelstein

          Unlike the artists before him, True saw modernity take over the region. Cowboys were no longer a memory, but a myth.
          "I think he was definitely engaged with a somewhat romantic view of a West gone by that point," says Milteer. "H… Expand

          Unlike the artists before him, True saw modernity take over the region. Cowboys were no longer a memory, but a myth.
          "I think he was definitely engaged with a somewhat romantic view of a West gone by that point," says Milteer. "Here's a West that has not only been settled, but is in the midst of technological advancement." Collapse

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