Discovery Guide Historic Timeline Colorado becomes the 38th state 1876 Phillip Spears Photography, 2007 Photography, Spears Phillip

Fine Arts Center Built in 1936 Historic Timeline John Gaw Meem - architect Colorado Springs founded by General William Palmer 1871 Welcome to the 75th Anniversary collection Before the 1930s, the Fine Arts Center went by a different name. The former home of Julie and Spencer Penrose was called the Broadmoor Art Academy. It thrived from 1919 to 1935 and attracted many of the nation’s finest artists as instructors and students.

The beautiful Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center building, designed by architect John Gaw Meem, opened its doors on April 20, 1936.

The Fine Arts Center’s Permanent Collection displays works by American artists Richard Diebenkorn, Georgia O’Keeffe, Walt Kuhn and John Singer Sargent as well as a large collection of Hispanic and American Indian art. 2003, acrylic on canvas on acrylic 2003, #108, Untitled Tunson, Floyd

Place a picture or draw a portrait of yourself in the space provided.

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Historic Timeline Historic Timeline 1876 Colorado becomes the 38th state Pikes Peak Cog Railway opens 1891 Founding (002-5831) District, Library Peak Pikes Collections, Special of Courtesy Taylor Bemis Alice Find it! Miss Elsie Palmer by John Singer Sargent

Ladies Maybe you have seen the statue of Elsie’s Alice Bemis Taylor paid $600,000 for the father, General William Palmer, riding on construction of the new building, and she gave a horse in the middle of the street here her Southwestern art collection to the FAC. in Colorado Springs. General Palmer was the founder of Colorado Springs in 1871. Elsie was living in England with her mother and her sisters when this portrait Betty Hare was was painted in 1890. wealthy and energetic. In 1928, A portrait is a painting, drawing, Pikes Peak Library District, (001-365) District, Library Peak Pikes Collections, Special of Courtesy 1888. Penrose. Julie Betty Hare relocated , photograph, or other likeness to the Broadmoor of an individual, especially of the face. area because of her ailing husband.

Many people moved 1889-1890, Oil on canvas to Colorado Springs What story can you tell about this girl?______to seek treatment for tuberculosis.

Elizabeth (Betty) Sage Hare from the FAC archives ______

Does she look happy?______Julie and Spencer Penrose, who built the Broadmoor Hotel, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo and What is she thinking about? ______the Pikes Peak Highway, provided the location, by giving the land to the project. ______

Historic Timeline Historic Timeline 1918 Penrose family gives their home and land for art academy Broadmoor Art Academy is founded 1919 Find it! Fund Purchase Ball Debutante and Fund Purchase Gillian Kemper Julianne media. Mixed 1963, Glacial Rain by Julia Fernandez-Pol

Julia Fernandez-Pol was born in 1984. She is one of the youngest artists to have work in this museum’s collection. She created this abstract painting after visiting a glacier off the coast of Argentina. Some people look at this painting and think that the large circle represents the water cycle.

2008, Oil on canvas ondenses and ga or c the ap rs v in er c by Marisol Escobar t lo Find it! a u W d s Marisol was a woman artist who was born in Paris in 1930. She studied art and Ice melts and Rain falls to traveled in many countries before settling in New York City. This sculpture is about W water evaporates s, the earth at er a famous movie star named John Wayne nad is in a style of art called “.” as water vapor la er iv . ke coll ns, r rs s, ects in ocea cie Marisol took different materials and put them together to create one sculpture. and gla some freezes in How many materials can you find? Wood Photographs Plaster Toy gun Do you see another story?______What are some things the artist included that make you smile, or maybe laugh? Look carefully at the painting and see what tools besides brushes the artist might ______have used?______What do you think about this sculpture? At home Create abstract art about another science cycle, like the life cycle of a butterfly? ______

Historic Timeline Historic Timeline 1929 General Palmer Statue is set in 20 tons of concrete at Platte and Nevada New building of the Fine Arts Center opens 1936 Find it! Find it! The Spirit and the Muse Ute Agency By Paul Pletka by Louis Recchia What story does this painting tell?_ The artist attached objects to three wood ______panels and then painted ______over them with dabs of oil paint to create a 1995, Acrylic on canvas ______“found art” piece. The artist chose items that Pretend to be one of the men in the painting.

1984, Oil and found objects, mixed media collage, four part screen of objects on wood. Gift of Kathryn Wenderski inspired him because of their shapes, sizes and Finish the sentences below to create a poem that tells your story. meaning. He challenges the viewer to see the objects in a new way when they are artistically arranged together. I am a______

What objects do you see? ______I used to______

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What objects would you use to create your own artwork? I see______

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Historic Timeline Historic Timeline 1942 Valuable art sent to FAC for safe keeping during World War II Air Force Academy built 1958 Design your own stamp

How much does a stamp cost in 2011?______

Why do you think it is so much more expensive now than in 1934?

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Historic Timeline Historic Timeline 1960 Denver Broncos football team established Bemis School of Art for Children opens 1968 Dale Chihuly Glass Word Search Glass is made from sand R A i F u n d t n g t h a n k Historic and minerals found in the earth. It is heated to over t o M o l i v i a o u c h c s Architect , Photo by Phillip Spears 2150 degrees in order for i n e u m b e a i o l y u a g the artist to work with it. Meem When it gets that hot, the m o o n l e a v e d i l l r i glass becomes soft and e t c d e t h i s t o r i c v Founders can sometimes look like hot chewing gum, weird t h o e g t i d u o W o w h i Alice balloons or droopy worms. i p s r a y e m e e m o u i n Betty g l a s s e a i e r e l n t g 2/18/2000 Photo: Scott Mitchell Leen Mitchell Scott Photo: 2/18/2000 WA, Seattle, Shop, Hot Boathouse Chihuly Dale and Mongrain James Julie

Fine Arts Center Chandelier, Dale Chihuly, 2004 e e l i r i e l s d u d e e s r a i n n o w e l a i s e c t Portrait a s r u s t p o r t r a i t e

Colorado Springs Colorado Painting i e o j u l i e a E E l r o s Sculpture How many glass s a g u l l e n i g h i t e a parts do you think Glass make up this e o r s h i p a g o d c a s e Chandelier? a s o s c u l p t u r e s t s Multimedia How much do you

think it weighs? A: 842 & 2200 lbs 2200 & 842 A:

Historic Timeline Historic Timeline 1969 NASA sends a spacecraft to the moon Tactile Gallery opens 1980 Match it! When you find each piece of art look at the label for the artists name and match with the number on the list. Write the number on the line provided.

1. Pard Morrison 2. Joe Baker 3. Sushe Felix 4. Georgia O’Keeffe 5. Vance Kirkland 6. Alice Ann Ochs

Historic Timeline Historic Timeline 2007 Fine Arts Center’s new expantion opens Fine Arts Center’s 75th anniversary 2011 Images from previous two pages:

Things to do Dark Iris no. 1, Georgia O’Keeffe, 1927, Oil on canvas Anonymous gift Offered by the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center’s Bemis School of Art Vibrations of Scarlet on Blue and Green, No. 5, Vance Kirkland, 1967, Oil on canvas Gift of the artist in honor of Fred S. Bartlett, FA

His Only Trick, Alice Ann Ochs, 2006, Bronze, Art Classes Given in memory of Marian “Mitch” Bates by the Colorado Springs Delta Gamma Alumnai and the Don Bates Family Classes and workshops available for all ages in a variety of media including The Cape in My Closet, Pard Morrison, 2007, Patinated aluminum Museum Acquisitions Fund pottery, drawing, painting and much more. Advanced registration is required. Snow Bandit Waiting for Spring, Joe Baker, 1983, Oil on canvas Debutante Ball Committee Purchase Fund

Liquid Transcendence, Sushe Felix, 1997, Acrylic with mixed media Tour programs Museum Acquisitions Fund School tour program and custom designed tours for adults. Drop-in tours available at 12 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday at the Fine Arts Center. Call 719.477.4345.

Family Adventure Days Free for everyone - all ages welcome! Select Saturdays 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Enjoy artist demonstrations and hands-on art projects led by Bemis School of Art instructors. Create your own works of art during this day of discovery, using current FAC exhibitions as inspiration. Fine Arts Center Education Programs sponsored by

For more information about these educational programs, please call Bemis School of Art at 719.475.2444 or check out our website csfineartscenter.org Luther T. McCauley Charitable Trust | Kirkpatrick Family Fund Historic Timeline 1871 Colorado Springs founded by General William Palmer