LURE OF THE WEST: The Katherine and Frederick Farrar Art Collection
8/9/2008
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Loretta Howden
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Phone: (719) 488-0880
E-mail: info@wmmi.org
LURE OF THE WEST:
THE KATHERINE & FREDERICK FARRAR ART COLLECTION
Exhibit Opening
Thursday, September 18, 2008
5:00 p.m.
Lecture at 6:00 p.m.
Colorado Springs, CO (8/9/08) - Artists’ fascination with the West mirrored the nation’s determination to settle from coast to coast. As both a place and ideal for early explorers, trappers, settlers, and miners, artists were quick to discover and visually record new and exciting subjects in these vast lands. The Western Museum of Mining and Industry celebrates the Museum’s founding family with an exhibition of never-shown artwork from Katherine and Frederick Farrar’s private collection.
The exhibit will feature the works of renowned Western artists, Harvey Otis Young, Charles Partridge Adams, and Joseph Henry Sharp. Harvey Otis Young, unlike the other two artists, came out West to mine for gold in California and later for silver in Colorado. As he made and lost his fortune in mining, he still had his passion and gift for art. These important works illustrate “The Lure of the West”.
The exhibit opening will start at 5 p.m. with a preview of the collection along with music, beverages, and light appetizers. At 6 p.m., Museum Director, David Carroll, will discuss the inspiration behind Harvey Otis Young’s works. The exhibit will run through December 2008.
The exhibit opening is free, and reservations are requested by Sept. 11 at (719) 488-0880. Customary admission applies to ongoing dates.
Museum Hours: Monday-Saturday, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Admission: $8 Adults, $7 AAA/Military, $6 Seniors/Students, $4 Children 3-12,
Children under 3 and Museum Members free
Location: WMMI is off I-25 at the Gleneagle exit, #156A across from the north entrance to the United States Air Force Academy.
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